ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ
The English phrase "my name is" is translated into Punjabi as ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ. If unsure, use ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ. Wiktionary also lists میرا ناں … ہَے (merā nāṉ … hai).
Meaning: a way to identify oneself (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Punjabi | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ | |
| میرا ناں … ہَے | merā nāṉ … hai |
This phrase is used to identify yourself to others.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ breaks down into ਮੇਰਾ (merā – my), ਨਾਂ (nāṉ – name) and ਹੈ (hai – is).
Which one should you use?
While ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ is a standard construction, the variation [Your Name] ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ਹੈ can be used to place more emphasis on the name itself.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the construction ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ, the verb ਹੈ (hai) always comes at the end of the sentence.
Did you know?
- In many traditional Punjabi settings, elders may be addressed by a title rather than their name. Using ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ … ਹੈ to ask an elder's name directly can sometimes be seen as too blunt.
- The word ਨਾਂ (nāṉ) shares a common ancestor with the English word 'name', reaching back thousands of years to the Proto-Indo-European root h₁nómn̥.
- Punjabi is unique among many major languages for using two different writing systems. You will see this phrase written in Gurmukhi in India and Shahmukhi in Pakistan.
Examples in context
- ਮੇਰਾ ਨਾਂ ਕਰਨਦੀਪ ਹੈ।My name is Karandeep.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “my name is” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries میرا, ਨਾਂ, ਮੇਰਾ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
