辛格
辛格(英语：Singh，(IPA: /ˈsɪŋ/)，是一个源自印度次大陆的头衔或名字，为梵语中“狮子”的意思，也常常被印度的武士用为头衔[1]。16世纪时期，辛格成为拉杰普特人中的常用姓名[2]。锡克教于1699年，按照戈宾德·辛格的意见采用了辛格这一名字，所有正式的锡克教男性教徒不考虑地域或文化的约束，都要使用辛格的名字，所有锡克教的女性教徒使用考尔的名字，意思是“公主”[3][4]。
参考资料
- ^ Angus Stevenson; Maurice Waite. Concise Oxford English Dictionary: Book & CD-ROM Set. OUP Oxford. 2011: 1346. ISBN 9780199601103.
- ^ Prakash Chander. India: Past & Present. APH Publishing. 1 January 2003: 120 [11 January 2013]. ISBN 978-81-7648-455-8.
In those days, "Singh" as a surname was very popular among a famous warrior caste of north India, the Rajputs. Some of the first Sikhs were also Rajputs.
- ^ A History of the Sikh People (1469-1988) by Dr. Gopal Singh ISBN 81-7023-139-6[页码请求]
- ^ Catherine B. Asher; Cynthia Talbot. India Before Europe. Cambridge University Press. 2006: 269. ISBN 9780521809047.