Sanskrit · Girl name
Prabha
“light or glow”
About the name Prabha
Prabha is a girls’ name of Sanskrit origin. It is derived from Sanskrit ‘prabha’, meaning light, and the meaning also includes ‘glow’ or ‘radiance’. The word appears in Sanskrit texts to describe the light of the sun and of deities, and it forms compounds such as Prabhakar, ‘maker of light’, a name for the sun. Prabha is commonly used in India as a name symbolizing brightness, either alone or as part of names such as Chandraprabha.
- Meaning
- light or glow
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- PRAH-bhah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Prabha
- Prabha Anjali
- Prabha Priya
- Prabha Meera
- Prabha Sita
- Prabha Nisha
Questions about Prabha
- What does Prabha mean?
- Prabha is a Sanskrit name meaning "light or glow".
- How do you pronounce Prabha?
- Prabha is pronounced PRAH-bhah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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