Name: Anthony

Origin: English
Meaning of the name : Highly praiseworthy. Mark Antony (83-30 BC) Roman
triumvir and general who shared a throne and a tempestuous political career with Queen
Cleopatra of Egypt.
ANTHONY
Gender: Masculine
Pronounced: AN-thə-nee, AN-tə-nee

English form of the Roman family name Antonius, which is of unknown Etruscan origin.
The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called
Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman
Empire jointly with Augustus. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress
Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit suicide, as related in Shakespeare's tragedy
'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606).
The name became regularly used in the Christian world due to the fame of Saint Anthony
the Great, a 3rd-century Egyptian hermit who founded Christian monasticism. Its
popularity was reinforced in the Middle Ages by the 13th-century Saint Anthony of
Padua, the patron saint of Portugal. In English it has been commonly (but incorrectly)
associated with Greek ανθος (anthos) "flower", which resulted in the addition of the h in
the 17th century.

Origin: English

Meaning: Highly praiseworthy. (From a Roman clan name). In the 17th century, the
spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek anthos meaning flower.

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Priceless.

Origin: Italian

Meaning: Highly praiseworthy.

Origin: Latin

Meaning: Variant of Anthony: Worthy of praise; of value. Saint Anthony is the patron
saint of poor people. Famous Bearer: actor Anthony Hopkins.

Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'Antony and Cleopatra' and 'The Tragedy of Julius Caesar.' Mark Antony,
roman triumvir and Cleopatra's lover.
RANJIT
Gender: Masculine
Usage: Indian
Means "coloured, pleased, delighted" in Sanskrit. A famous bearer was Ranjit Singh, the
founder of a 19th-century Sikh kingdom that covered most of the Punjab and Kashmir.

Origin: Sanskrit (India)

Categories: Hindi Boy Names
Variant of Hindi Ranjeet, meaning victorious in battle

The meaning of Ranjith

Ranjith has multiple meanings and origins. The Indian version of Ranjith means
Unknown. The version of Ranjith means one who gives an enertainment to make others
feel like happy.
Numerological Meaning
People with this name tend to be decisive and good with money. They try to have a
balance between the physical and the spiritual worlds. They can often be a successful
entrepeneur, and are often striving to reach ever higher goals and positions.

Encyclopedia > Ranjit Singh

Maharaja Ranjit Singh also called "Sher-e-Punjab" ("The Lion of the Punjab") (1780-
1839) was a Sikh ruler of the Punjab. His Samadhi is located in Lahore, Pakistan. The
Punjab (meaning: Land of five Rivers; also Panjab, Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi¨) is a region
straddling the border between India and Pakistan.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was a Sikh born in 1780. At that time, much of Punjab was ruled
by the Sikhs, who had divided the territory among factions known as misls. Ranjit
Singh's father Maha Singh was the commander of the Sukerchakia misl and controlled a
territory in west Punjab based around his headquarters at Gujranwala. Ranjit Singh
succeeded his father at the young age of 12. After several campaigns he united the Sikh
factions into one state and he took the title of Maharaja on April 12, 1801 (to coincide
with Baisakhi day), with Lahore having served as his capital from 1799. In 1802 he took
the holy city of Amritsar.
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He then spent the following years fighting the Afghans, driving them out of western
Punjab. He also captured Pashtun territory including Peshawar. This was the first time
ever that Pashtuns were ruled by non-Muslims. In a historical perspective, this event was
very important. For more than a thousand years invaders had come down from the
Khyber pass and ruled eastern lands. Ranjit Singh reversed this trend. When the Sikh
empire finally fell to the English, they were able to retain this province. He captured the
province of Multan which encompassed the southern parts of Punjab, Peshawar (1818),
Jammu and Kashmir (1819) and the hill states north of Anandpur, the largest of which
was Kangra. Singh also hired European mercenaries to train his troops, creating a
powerful military force whose presence delayed the eventual British colonization of
Punjab.

He also modernized his army, hiring European mercenaries to create the first modern
Indian Army. The effect was to create a powerful and heavily armed state and at this point
Punjab was the only state not controlled by the British. He brought law and order, yet was
reluctant to use the death penalty. He stopped Indian non-secular style practices by
treating Hindus and Muslims equally. He banned the discriminatory "jizya" tax on Hindus
and Sikhs. The composition of the Sikh empire was Muslim (60%), Hindu (25%) and
Sikh (15%). The majorities of Ranjit Singh’s subjects were Muslim and had an intense
loyalty towards him and his Sikh's. This was once highlighted when the foreign minister
of the Sikh Empire, a Muslim named Fakir Azizuddin, had a meeting with the British
Governor-General. When Lord Auckland asked Fakir Azizuddin which of the Maharaja's
eye was missing, he replied: "the Maharaja is like the sun and sun has only one eye. The
splendor and luminosity of his single eye is so much that I have never dared to look at his
other eye." The Governor General was so pleased with the reply that he gave his golden
wrist-watch to the Maharaja's Minister at Simla. Most Punjabi historians accord this
loyalty, to him and his Sikh’s, to recognition of the fact he and his men had bought to
them peace, prosperity, protection from Afghan atrocities, massacres and subjugation.
Moreover, the slaves (Punjabis) to the Afghans had now become their masters.

The Empire was effectively secular as it did not discriminate against Sikhs, Muslims,
Hindus or even atheists. It was relatively modern and had great respect for all religions
and non-religious traditions of the Empire. The only main prominent religious symbols of
the empire were the Maharaja and royal family being Sikh (but not Khalsa) and the Army
being dominated by Sikh nobles and the Khalsa.

The Maharaja never forced Sikhism on his subjects. This was in sharp contrast with the
ethnic & religious cleansing of past Moghul rulers. Ranjit Singh had created a state based
upon Sikh and Hindu noble traditions, where everyone worked together, regardless of
background, and where citizens were made to look at the things that they shared in
common, e.g. being Punjabi, rather than any religious differences. In states ruled by
Islamic law, jizya or jizyah is a per capita tax imposed on non-Muslim adult males. .
(Note: Khalsa which means Pure is the name given by Guru Gobind Singh to all Sikhs
who have been baptized or initiated by taking Amrit in ceremony called Amrit Sanchar)

The British at this time, on the subcontinent, where expanding and consolidating their
grip on power. Whereas, in Punjab they had met a comprehensive road block for
complete supremacy, on the subcontinent. Ranjit Singh had stopped the ever expansion of
the British Empire, during this time- around Punjab, and this could have been
permanently entrenched by competent political heirs. Ranjit Singh died in 1839 and the
state went to his eldest son Kharak Singh.

The Kingdom, that he had worked so hard to build, began to crumble due to poor
governance and political mismanagement by his heirs. His successors died through
accidents and murder, while the nobility and army struggled for power till the end of the
Second Anglo Sikh War, when it was annexed by the British from his youngest son
Duleep Singh (was the last Maharaja during the Sikh Raj of Punjab). However, after the
First Anglo Sikh War, Punjab effectively ceased to be an independent state and all major
decisions where made by the British Empire.

The Punjabi Army had been reduced under the peace treaty, with the British Empire, to a
tiny skeleton force. Moreover, massive punishing war compensation had destroyed any
meaningful, independent fiscal policy. Most historians believe competent political heirs
would have forged a highly durable, independent and powerful state (As Ranjit Singh had
done during his rule). The Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848-1849), resulted in the
subjugation of the Sikh kingdom and absorption of the Punjab into lands controlled by
the British East India Company. The First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846), resulted in
partial subjugation of the Sikh kingdom by the British East India Company.

Ranjit is remembered for uniting the Punjab as a strong state and his possession of the
Koh-i-noor diamond. His most lasting legacy was the beautification of the Harmandir
Sahib, holiest site of the Sikhs, with marble and gold from which the popular name
of the "Golden Temple" is derived.

He was also known as Sher-e-Punjab, the Lion of Punjab and is considered one of the 3
Lions of India, the most famous and revered heroes in North Indian history (Emperor
Rajendra Chola and Asoka were the 2 most powerful Indian kings of history yet are not
named part of the 3 Lions) - the other 2 Lions are Rana Pratap Singh of Mewar and
Chhatrapati Shivaji, the legendary Maratha ruler. The title of Sher-e-Punjab is still widely
used as a term of respect for a powerful man.
After his death, the British took his heir, the young prince Maharaja Duleep Singh and
took him to England where he was put under the protection of the Crown and converted
to Christianity.

What is the meaning of the word “Singh”?

It means "lion".

Conclusion:

Antony – Priceless, Highly Praiseworthy

Ranjith- Unknown, Person who make others happy by entertaining them

Ranjit – Coloured, Delighted, Pleased

Ranjeet – Victorious in battle

Singh – Lion

Ranjit Singh – Lion of Punjab