Aamir: distinct lexical forms and a Lahore author credit
Dictionary entries distinguish several similarly Romanised words. Lahore academic and journal records separately preserve the public name Aamir Saeed.
Lahore; Urdu lexical records
Names, with their evidence
Names.
Separate documented use, lexical roots and personal meaning. Uncertainty stays visible.
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Abdullah: an explicitly documented compound name
Platts explicitly gives the compound Abdullah as a proper name meaning servant of God. Literary and parliamentary records document different full-name settings.
South Asian usage; Lahore; Britain
Adnan: a name reference and an academic’s public forms
Rekhta supplies a historical proper-name allusion. An academic CV and institutional records separately connect Adnan Qadir Khan with shorter and initialled forms.
Lahore and Punjab education/research; international academic institutions
Ahmed: a recorded spelling beside the lexical form Ahmad
Ahmed Rashid’s institutional records document an exact English spelling in a Lahore-connected career. A historical dictionary separately records the Arabic-derived form aḥmad.
Lahore and international public scholarship
Ali: a dictionary form and a Lahore shrine’s recorded name
The lexical entry for ʻalī and the recorded name Ali Hujwiri provide two distinct kinds of evidence: vocabulary history and a specific connection with Lahore.
Wider South Asian vocabulary; Lahore
Aman: a name in Punjab’s public records
A dated election record and a political profile document Aman in a Punjab-connected life. They establish usage without supplying a family’s naming intention.
Sunam, Indian Punjab
Amandeep: a name in diplomacy and a recorded conversation
UN appointment notices and an ITU interview document Amandeep Singh Gill and the shorter form Amandeep Gill. They do not establish a compound name meaning.
Chandigarh; Geneva; international institutions
Amar: a lexical meaning and a Punjab election record
A historical dictionary documents amar as “immortal”; Punjab election and parliamentary records document Amar Singh without explaining his family’s naming choice.
Fatehgarh Sahib, Indian Punjab
Amarjit: a Punjabi literary name across print and translation
Literary institutions document Amarjit Chandan’s name, Punjabi writing and translation work. Their records do not establish a complete-name etymology.
Punjab; Nairobi; Britain
Amina: dictionary wording and institutional credits
A Punjab University allocation lists Amina Sarfraz Cheema in its 2021–2022 budget. Distinguish that documented approval from payment or completed research.
Lahore and attributed institutional credits
Amrit: lexical associations and a documented public name
Read the dictionary word beside the recorded name Amrit Kaur, while keeping vocabulary, personal naming and later public remembrance distinct.
Punjab connections; wider South Asian vocabulary
Amrita: a literary and artistic name with a related lexical record
A 1988 literary invitation and a museum chronology document two Amritas. A dictionary’s related amrit entry is kept separate from the complete personal name.
Punjab; New Delhi; Budapest
Anand as a surname: Mulk Raj Anand and literary history
Explore Anand as a personal name and surname, and the literary work of Peshawar-born writer Mulk Raj Anand.
Punjabi communities
Anand: joy and a documented public-name form
A Punjabi dictionary records a word for joy. Film archives and a recorded interview document Anand at the start of Anand Patwardhan’s public name.
Punjabi lexicon; wider Indian and international usage
Arjan: a historical name, a Guru and a modern bearer
A Punjabi dictionary identifies Arjan with the fifth Sikh Guru. A religious institution’s profile and an Air Force commemoration document distinct full-name settings.
Goindwal; Amritsar; Lyallpur/Faisalabad
Arora surname: autobiographical writing and Partition memory
Explore the Arora name through a surname reference, Punjabi autobiographies and research into memories of Partition.
Punjabi communities
Asad: a lion word and a Lahore musical name
Platts records the Arabic word asad, while broadcaster and interview records document Asad Amanat Ali Khan’s public name.
Lahore; the Patiala musical tradition
Asif: a traditional name reference and sporting records
An older dictionary records āṣaf as a proper name. Dated cricket accounts document Asif Ali in Faisalabad and in a later award announcement.
Faisalabad, Punjab; Pakistan cricket
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