Khalsa

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਖ਼ਾਲਸਾ (xālsā) / خالْصَہ (xālṣah), ultimately from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure”).

Noun

Khalsa pl (plural only)

1. Baptized Sikhs, collectively.

Proper noun

Khalsa (plural Khalsas)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Khalsa is the 19716^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1366 individuals. Khalsa is most common among White (72.47%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (18.37%) individuals.

See also

• Amrit Sanchar (“Sikh rite of baptism”)

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Khalsa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 299.

Anagrams

• Kalash, kahals, kalash, shakal