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Summary of Question:	Singh meaning
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 8/08/2000 6:31 AM MDT

Why is it that sikh men have singh in their name. Does this not mean Tiger.

If so it would seem to go against the principle that mankind is the supreme being created by god. And that we have already been through the 84 laks of speicies there are
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Singh means "Lion". Sikh women take the name of "Kaur" which means princess.

Have you ever been to the jungle where Lions live in their natural habitat? Lions are the "King" of the jungle. They fear no other animals and sit proudly and quietly unaffected by the goings on in the wild. To be a Singh is to be a king. This is a metaphor from God's Kingdom of animal life.