"Singh" meaning in English

See Singh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ Etymology: From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha. Etymology templates: {{der|en|hi|सिंघ||lion|tr=siṅgh}} Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”), {{der|en|pa|ਸਿੰਘ||lion|tr=siṅgh}} Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”), {{doublet|en|Sinha}} Doublet of Sinha Head templates: {{en-prop}} Singh
  1. A surname common among Rajput clans.
    Sense id: en-Singh-en-name-c76hHn9h
  2. A male given name from Sanskrit used by Sikhs, often but not necessarily a middle name. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (surname): سِينْغ (sīnḡ) (Arabic), সিং (śiṅ) (Bengali), သီဟ (siha.) (Burmese), (sing¹) (Chinese Cantonese), (Xīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 辛格 (Xīngé) (Chinese Mandarin), Σινγκ (Singk) (Greek), સિંહ (sĩh) (Gujarati), סינג (Hebrew), सिंह (sĩh) (Hindi), सिंघ (siṅgh) (Hindi), シン [Shin] (Japanese), (english: Sing) (Korean), سینگ (Persian), Singh [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh) [masculine] (Punjabi), Сингх (Singx) (Russian), सिंह (siṃhá) (Sanskrit), ᱥᱤᱝ (siṅ) (Santali), சிங்க (ciṅka) (Tamil), సింగ్ (siṅg) (Telugu), สิงห์ (sǐng) (Thai), سنگھ (siṅgh) (Urdu)
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  3. A surname from Punjabi.
    Sense id: en-Singh-en-name-8~1qxyPZ Categories (other): English surnames, Terms with Punjabi translations Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 7 33 53 8
  4. A surname common in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.
    Sense id: en-Singh-en-name-y3pv4xgS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Sing
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Singx",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "Сингх"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "siṃhá",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "सिंह"
    },
    {
      "code": "sat",
      "lang": "Santali",
      "roman": "siṅ",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "ᱥᱤᱝ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "ciṅka",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "சிங்க"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "siṅg",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "సింగ్"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǐng",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "สิงห์"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "siṅgh",
      "sense": "surname",
      "word": "سنگھ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Singh"
}

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