Harnoor

What does Harnoor mean?

Harnoor is a Punjabi compound read as ‘God's light’. Wiktionary records noor as ‘light’, ‘brightness’ or ‘radiance’, including divine light, and Hari as a name for God in Sikh usage. Noor came through Persian from Arabic, while Hari has a Sanskrit origin. The name brings these strands of Punjabi vocabulary together. Its meaning is a reading of the documented components, and it is used for girls as well as boys.

Source: Wiktionary, ਨੂਰ. How we use sources.

Spelling and pronunciation

ਹਰਨੂਰ in Gurmukhi and हरनूर in Devanagari are read har-noor, in two syllables with a long oo. Harnur is an alternative Roman spelling. The r may be lightly tapped. The linked dictionary entry covers noor, the second element, rather than the complete name.

Also spelled Harnur.

Harnoor in tradition and story

Hari appears as a name for God in the Guru Granth Sahib. Noor belongs to a Perso-Arabic vocabulary of light also used in Muslim names. Harnoor combines these elements within Punjabi naming without giving them a single linguistic origin.