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GURU Name Meaning & Heritage Data

1,491st

Most common name in India

1,14,668

People with this name currently in the iMeUsWe database

History:

Guru: A Guiding Light.

This name means wisdom and spiritual guidance. Its from Sanskrit and is very old, coming from ancient India. "Gu" means darkness or ignorance, and "ru" means removing or dispelling. So, a Guru removes darkness, leading someone from ignorance to enlightenment. This is important in many Indian spiritual traditions. Many stories exist about specific Gurus, but the name itself means removing ignorance and guiding towards wisdom.

However, depending on its spelling and background, this name might suggest wisdom, teaching, or spirituality. The elements associated with this name (earth, fire, air, or water) would depend on its culture and astrology. I need more details about its cultural background to be more specific.

Description:

The word shows respect and wisdom. Its meaning makes it popular for describing influential people.

This names deity is hugely important, like a super famous teacher whose representative form is worshipped a lot. Another important god, a family member, is always talked about with this one—their stories and followers are closely linked. There are tons of lively festivals for this name: a big harvest celebration, a huge spring festival for new beginnings, and a smaller one remembering something specific from this names life. These events have fancy rituals, special songs, and big community get-togethers, showing just how important this name is to the culture.

This names variations are cool! Its a title meaning "teacher" or "master" in Hinduism and Sikhism, but as a given name, it gets interesting. You see different spellings like "Guroo" or "GooRoo" because of how people say it. Sometimes, people use shorter versions like "Gu" or "Ru." In Western cultures, it might be combined with other names, like "Gurudev" (meaning "divine teacher"), or become part of a longer name. Different writing systems also change the spelling a bit. The changes are small, but they show how this name travels across languages and cultures. It all depends on where its used and what the person prefers.

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State-wise distribution of people with GURU name

from iMeUsWe Database

Andhra Pradesh state distribution for GURU name

Andhra Pradesh

5,452

Uttar Pradesh state distribution for GURU name

Uttar Pradesh

5,394

Bihar state distribution for GURU name

Bihar

4,459

Telangana state distribution for GURU name

Telangana

2,924

Tamil Nadu state distribution for GURU name

Tamil Nadu

1,453

Madhya Pradesh state distribution for GURU name

Madhya Pradesh

1,422

Delhi state distribution for GURU name

Delhi

1,407

Maharashtra state distribution for GURU name

Maharashtra

1,183

Jharkhand state distribution for GURU name

Jharkhand

1,078

Karnataka state distribution for GURU name

Karnataka

669

Category-wise distribution of people with GURU name

from iMeUsWe Database

People named GURU appear across 4 types of official government records in iMeUsWe's database — from electoral rolls to agricultural records — showing how widely distributed this name is across Indian society.

Farmer Beneficiary Records category for GURU name

12,672 (44%)

Farmer Beneficiary Records

Food Distribution Records category for GURU name

9,364 (33%)

Food Distribution Records

Voters List category for GURU name

6,485 (23%)

Voters List

Govertment Farmers Benificary List category for GURU name

14 (0.0%)

Govertment Farmers Benificary List

GURU Popularity Trends

Decade-wise Name Count

3.82K9.63K15.44K21.26K27.07K196019701980199020002010202011.82K11.77K25.13K13.93K13.99K5.76K7.42KCountYears

Name Popularity Rank (Decade-wise)

1.13K1.43K1.73K2.03K2.33K19601970198019902000201020201.29K1.52K1.23K1.76K1.83K2.23K2.11KRankYears
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