Singh

English

Alternative forms

• Sing

Etymology

From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Proper noun

Singh

1. A surname common among Rajput clans.
2. A male given name from Sanskrit used by Sikhs, often but not necessarily a middle name.
3. A surname from Punjabi.
4. A surname common in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.

Translations

surname

• Arabic: سِينْغ (sīnḡ)
• Bengali: সিং (śiṅ)
• Burmese: သီဟ (my) (siha.)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 星 (yue) (sing¹)

  Mandarin: 星 (zh) (Xīng), 辛格 (zh) (Xīngé)

• Greek: Σινγκ (el) (Singk)
• Gujarati: સિંહ (sĩh)
• Hebrew: סינג
• Hindi: सिंह (hi) (sĩh), सिंघ (hi) (siṅgh)
• Japanese: シン (ja) (Shin)
• Korean: 싱 (Sing)
• Persian: سینگ
• Portuguese: Singh m or f
• Punjabi: ਸਿੰਘ m (siṅgh)
• Russian: Сингх (Singx)
• Sanskrit: सिंह (sa) (siṃhá)
• Santali: ᱥᱤᱝ (siṅ)
• Tamil: சிங்க (ciṅka)
• Telugu: సింగ్ (siṅg)
• Thai: สิงห์ (th) (sǐng)
• Urdu: سنگھ (siṅgh)

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Singh is the 260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116,749 individuals. Singh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Hings, Nighs, nighs

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋ/ [ˈsiŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: Singh

Proper noun

Singh (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

1. an Indian Filipino surname from Sanskrit, common among Sikhs and Punjabis