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Singh is a title, middle name or surname, which originated in India. Derived from the Sanskrit word for lion, it was adopted as a title by the certain warrior castes in India. It was later adopted by several castes and communities, including the Sikhs, whose Guru Gobind Singh mandated it for all the baptized males. As a surname or a middle name, it is now found throughout the Indian subcontinent and among the Indian diaspora, cutting across communities and religious groups. == Etymology and variations == The word "Singh" is derived from the Sanskrit word for lion (सिंह ''siṃha''). Several variants of the word are found in other languages: * In Bengali, the name is written and pronounced as সিংহ (''Shing-ho''). * In Hindi, the name is written सिंह (), and pronounced सिंघ ("singh", ). Variations include Simha and Sinha in Bihar. * In Marathi, the name is written and pronounced as सिंह (''Sinha''). * In Punjabi (Gurmukhi script/Nastaliq script), the name is written as ਸਿੰਘ/ and pronounced as ''Singh''. * In Gujarati, it is spelled as સિંહ (''Sinh''). Another variant is Sinhji, the form of Singh used in Gujarat, where the 'g' is dropped and the suffix of respect 'ji' is added. * In Telugu, the word for lion is simham (సింహం). * In Malayalam, simham (സിംഹം) means lion in English. * In Manipuri, the name is written and pronounced as Sinha or Singha. * In Tamil, the word for lion is Singham written as சிங்கம், also derived from Sanskrit (see Singapore) * In Sinhalese, the name is written as සිංහ and pronounced as ''Sinha''. The term Sinhalese referring to peoples of Sri Lanka, meaning "Lion Blooded" (Sinha = lion, le = blood). The Sinhalese people are said to be descended from Prince Vijaya (a king who is fabled to have descended from a lion) * In Burmese, it is spelled (''thiha''), derived from the Pali variant ''siha.'' * Chinese is said to have also derived the word for lion from Buddhist missionaries from India. * In Thailand, ''Singha'', written as (タイ語:สิงห์) with final syllable marked as silent, refers to a mythical lion; the zodiac sign of Leo; a popular brand of beer, Singha; and is frequently used as a place name (for instance, Ban Singh Tha). ''Singhakhom'' (タイ語:สิงหาคม), in which the /ha/ is pronounced, is the Thai solar calendar month of August. ''Sing Toe'' (タイ語:สิงโต), which omits /ha/ entirely and adds Thai for ''big'' or ''grown up'', refers to the lion. All except "Toe" are of Sanskrit origin. * In Indonesia and Malaysia, Singa or Singha, means Lion. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Singh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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