Write your name in Punjabi
Rahul becomes ਰਾਹੁਲ — spell, write and own your name in Gurmukhi.
🔊 Tap any speaker button to hear Punjabi spoken. Too fast or slow? Use the speed button at the bottom-right of the page.
Names transliterate by ear: break yours into sounds, match each to Gurmukhi letters — ਰਵੀ (Ravi), ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ (Lakshmi), ਕਿਰਨ (Kiran) show the pattern. Say it slow, write it true — ਸਪੈਲਿੰਗ (spelling) by sound, not by English letters.
Foreign sounds borrow dotted letters: ਖ਼ for khabar-sounds (ਖ਼ਬਰ), ਫ਼ for phone (ਫ਼ੋਨ), ਜ਼ for azure (ਅਜ਼ਰ). These spotted letters are Punjabi citizens now — use them proudly for every imported sound.
Introductions pair speech and script: ਜਾਣ-ਪਛਾਣ (introduction) — ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ (my name is), spoken, then written. ਨਾਮ ਵਾਲੇ ਬੋਰਡ (name boards) on doors and desks teach daily — read every board, collect every name.
Nicknames warm everything: ਪਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ (nickname) — ਬੱਬੂ (dear child), ਸੋਨਾ (golden one), ਗੁੱਡੀ (little doll). Punjabi shortens with love: Ravi becomes ਰਵੀ, Simran becomes ਸਿੰਮੀ. Earn a Punjabi nickname and you have arrived.
Words and phrases for this topic
| English | Punjabi | Sounds like |
|---|---|---|
| Your name | ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ | tuhaadaa naam |
| My name | ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ | meraa naam |
| Spelling | ਸਪੈਲਿੰਗ | spelling |
| First letter | ਪਹਿਲਾ ਅੱਖਰ | pahilaa akkhar |
| Last letter | ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਅੱਖਰ | aakhari akkhar |
| Nickname | ਪਿਆਰ ਦਾ ਨਾਮ | piyaar daa naam |
| Punjabi name | ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਮ | panjaabi naam |
| Name board | ਨਾਮ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੋਰਡ | naam vaalaa board |
| Call / shout | ਸੱਦਾ | saddaa |
| Introduction | ਜਾਣ-ਪਛਾਣ | jaan-pachhaan |
| Ravi (name) | ਰਵੀ | ravi |
| Lakshmi (name) | ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ | lakshmi |
| Kiran (name) | ਕਿਰਨ | kiran |
Language, culture, and common traps
Practice: recall, then use
Use this quick recall drill for Write your name in Punjabi. Hide the script and romanisation columns; say the Punjabi form for each cue before revealing its row, then check spelling and sound. The phrase-table speaker buttons provide a model when a matching browser voice is available.
- Your name
- Punjabi name
- Kiran (name)
Context check. For Write your name in Punjabi, “Kiran (name)” belongs to a particular setting. A common mistake is to treat an English gloss as universal; read the language-specific note above and ask a fluent speaker when local usage differs.
Check your recall: answer key
- ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਨਾਮ tuhaadaa naam — Your name
- ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਾਮ panjaabi naam — Punjabi name
- ਕਿਰਨ kiran — Kiran (name)
Questions learners ask
Sound it out in Gurmukhi letters: Rahul → ਰਾਹੁਲ, Priya → ਪ੍ਰਿਯਾ, John → ਜਾਨ. Punjabi spells by ear — say your name slowly, catch each sound, write each letter.
Dotted letters — ਖ਼ (kha), ਗ਼ (gha), ਜ਼ (za), ਫ਼ (fa) — handle foreign sounds. ਫ਼ੋਨ (phone), ਖ਼ਬਰ (news) — spotted letters for imported sounds, fully Punjabi now.
ਪਹਿਲਾ ਅੱਖਰ (first letter) starts it, ਆਖ਼ਰੀ ਅੱਖਰ (last letter) ends it. Introduce with ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਮ (my name is), then write it — introductions stick twice as well written.