Definitions

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  • proper noun A Gujarati surname that was later adopted by Sikhs
  • proper noun A Sikh surname.
  • proper noun A male given name used by Sikhs, often but not necessarily a middle name.
  • proper noun A surname common among the Rajput clan from Rajasthan, India
  • proper noun A surname common among the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in India

Etymologies

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From Sanskrit सिंह (siṃhá) m. lion

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Examples

  • Sardaar Satvir Singh Jee and he was out of the water, a singh who could swim went in and grabbed a hold of whatever he could, the Singh who had been pushed up had long hair, and so the Singh who dived in got a hold of his hair an pulled him out by his hair, the Singh's hair saved his life!!!

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  • Sardaar Satvir Singh Jee and he was out of the water, a singh who could swim went in and grabbed a hold of whatever he could, the Singh who had been pushed up had long hair, and so the Singh who dived in got a hold of his hair an pulled him out by his hair, the Singh's hair saved his life!!!

    WN.com - Articles related to 5 held with AK-47, ammo in Amritsar 2010

  • PHAGWARA: The local police has arrested three alleged assailants including two brothers identified as Arvinder Singh@ Deepi his brother Parvinder Singh @ Pappal and Lakhwinder Singh @ Pappa all residents of local Gaushala bazar and their unknown accompliances on the charges of murdering a youth Vishal Bugga on Phagwara-Palahai road near local Kamla Nehru College for Women late last night.

    PunjabNewsline News 2009

  • While in the water, fighting for his life, he heard a voice say 'its not your time yet, you have still got alot of simran to do', and then he had a big push up by Gursikh Sardaar Satvir Singh Jee and he was out of the water, a singh who could swim went in and grabbed a hold of whatever he could, the Singh who had been pushed up had long hair, and so the Singh who dived in got a hold of his hair an pulled him out by his hair, the Singh's hair saved his life!!!

    WN.com - Articles related to 5 held with AK-47, ammo in Amritsar 2010

  • Brahmans serving in the army sometimes take the title Singh, which is more properly assumed by Râjpûts or Sikhs.

    Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

  • Vandana Singh is a writer whose short fiction I adore.

    June 2008 2008

  • Vandana Singh is a writer whose short fiction I adore.

    MIND MELD: Who Are Tomorrow's Big Genre Stars? (+ The Top 18 Genre Authors To Keep an Eye On) 2008

  • The Nanakpanthis of the present day are roughly classified as Sikhs who have not adopted the term Singh, which is attached to the names of all true Sikhs; they also do not forbid smoking or insist on the adoption of the five _Kakkas_ or K's which are in theory the distinguishing marks of the Sikh; the _Kes_ or uncut hair and unshaven beard; the _Kachh_ or short drawers ending above the knee; the _Kara_ or iron bangle; the _Khanda_ or steel knife; and the _Kanga_ or comb.

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Robert Vane Russell 1894

  • "Singh" is a more common surname among Sikhs than "Smith" is for anglos.

    Archive 2009-11-01 2009

  • "Singh" is a more common surname among Sikhs than "Smith" is for anglos.

    There ain't no-flys on me 2009

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