Gujri
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Of the Gujjar people, a name honouring Mata Gujri, wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur and mother of Guru Gobind Singh. In Sikh tradition it carries the dignity of a revered matriarch who chose martyrdom over surrender at Sirhind, framing its bearer in the memory of unbreakable faith and sacrifice.
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Gujri is a girl's name of Punjabi origin, traditionally used in Sikh families. The name means "Of the Gujjar people, a name honouring Mata Gujri, wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur and mother of Guru Gobind Singh. In Sikh tradition it carries the dignity of a revered matriarch who chose martyrdom over surrender at Sirhind, framing its bearer in the memory of unbreakable faith and sacrifice." and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.
Common among Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi, American, British families, Gujri carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Numerology of Gujri
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Gujri resonates in either tradition.
How Gujri sounds
NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Gujri breaks down into 5 phonemes: /G-UW-JH-R-IY/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.
The six signals, applied to Gujri
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Names similar to Gujri
If Gujri resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Sikh girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Sikh girl names from the Nobility cluster
Names that sound similar
Sikh girl names that open with the same syllables as Gujri
Common questions about Gujri
What does the name Gujri mean?
Gujri means "Of the Gujjar people, a name honouring Mata Gujri, wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur and mother of Guru Gobind Singh. In Sikh tradition it carries the dignity of a revered matriarch who chose martyrdom over surrender at Sirhind, framing its bearer in the memory of unbreakable faith and sacrifice.." It is a girl name of Punjabi origin, traditionally used in Sikh families.
Is Gujri a boy or girl name?
Gujri is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Gujri?
Gujri is of Punjabi origin, used in Sikh tradition, commonly among Indian, Pakistani, Punjabi families.
What is the numerology of Gujri?
Gujri has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).
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