Evidence record · given name
Meaning and use are separate questions.
Lexical evidence: A dictionary-based meaning for the complete personal name has not been established here.
Documented use: Baljit Singh Saini and Baljit Singh Dhillon occur in the 1998 Asian Games roster; a 2013 notice also credits Baljit Singh Saini as coach.
Two full names in one team
Hockey India’s historical roster for the 1998 Asian Games lists both Baljit Singh Saini and Baljit Singh Dhillon. Their simultaneous appearance in the same team is a practical reminder that Baljit Singh is not enough to identify a single player. The final elements of the recorded names are essential to following each person accurately.[1]
The roster documents the spelling Baljit for these two participants. It does not disclose a family naming intention, translate the name, or establish that a similar-looking form in a different record is necessarily an alias.[1]
A coaching credit in a dated announcement
Hockey India’s announcement of its junior men’s team for the 2013 World Cup includes a table of officials. In that table, Baljit Singh Saini is credited as coach, alongside separately identified coaching and support staff. The notice is dated 27 November 2013 and describes the introduction of the team in New Delhi.[2]
This is a useful distinction between a player list and a staff list. Finding a familiar name on the page does not itself place that person among the announced eighteen players. The heading and designation establish the particular role in which the name appears. Here the complete form connects a documented sporting name with a coaching credit, while the spelling in the announcement is preserved.[2]
An award name is not its recipient’s name
A report of the first Hockey India Annual Awards, published by FIH on 2 April 2015, names the Baljit Singh Award for Goalkeeper of the Year. It identifies PR Sreejesh as the recipient and explains that several awards were named after former players. Baljit Singh is therefore part of the award’s title, not the winner’s personal name.[3]
This third occurrence adds a commemorative use to the roster and coaching records. The report does not provide enough identifying biography to equate the award’s namesake with either of the two Baljits in the 1998 roster, and this entry makes no such identification.[3]
Sources & notes
Source records include access dates and, where known, limits on what was examined. Checks used AI assistance; independent human or specialist review has not been completed.
- Hockey India. Gold Medalists: 1998 Asian Games roster ↗sports federation historical roster · Source date: publication date not established · Locator: Asian Games heading, 1998 roster naming Baljit Singh Saini and Baljit Singh Dhillon. Accessed 2026-11-01.The specified passage was actually inspected; the evidence is used only for the claims identified in this entry.Return to Two full names in one team, paragraph 1 ↑Return to Two full names in one team, paragraph 2 ↑
- Hockey India. Indian Junior Men Hockey Team announced for Hero Hockey Junior Men World Cup 2013 ↗sports federation team announcement · Source date: 2013-11-27 · Locator: Notice dated 27 November 2013; opening event description, team and officials table naming Baljit Singh Saini as coach. Accessed 2026-11-01.The specified passage was actually inspected; the evidence is used only for the claims identified in this entry.Return to A coaching credit in a dated announcement, paragraph 1 ↑Return to A coaching credit in a dated announcement, paragraph 2 ↑
- Hockey India; published by International Hockey Federation. The first ever Hockey India Annual Awards ↗sports federation awards report · Source date: 2015-04-02 · Locator: 2 April 2015 report; paragraph listing awards named after former players and naming the Baljit Singh goalkeeper award recipient. Accessed 2026-11-01.The specified passage was actually inspected; the evidence is used only for the claims identified in this entry.Return to An award name is not its recipient’s name, paragraph 1 ↑Return to An award name is not its recipient’s name, paragraph 2 ↑
Record PH-NAM-0014 · English edition · human review not performed