HinduBoySanskrit
Prasad: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“grace; favour; sacred offering”
پرساد
प्रसाद
What Prasad means
Prasad (پرساد, Sanskrit प्रसाद) is a Hindu boy’s name that means “grace; favour; sacred offering”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, prasāda.
Prasad at a glance
- Meaning
- grace; favour; sacred offering
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- pra-saad
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- P · پ
Meaning of Prasad
- In English
- grace; favour; sacred offering
- اردو میں معنی
- کرم، مہربانی، مقدس نذرانہ
Origin and history of Prasad
Sanskrit prasāda, grace, favour, sacred offering.
Base wordSanskrit prasāda
How to say and write Prasad
- Say it
- pra-saad2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Prasad
- Urdu
- پرساد
- Original script
- प्रसाद
- Other spellings
- Prasaad
Sibling names for Prasad
Hindu girl names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Prasad.
- Parameshwariپرمیشوریthe supreme goddessGirlSanskrit
- Pavaniپاونیpurifying; holyGirlSanskrit
- Pavitraپوتراpure; holy; purifyingGirlSanskrit
- Poojaپوجاworship; reverence; honourGirlSanskrit
- Pranatiپرنتیbowing; reverent salutationGirlSanskrit
- Pranjaliپرانجلیwith hands joined in reverenceGirlSanskrit
- Prarthanaپرارتھناprayer; requestGirlSanskrit
- Preetiپریتیlove; joy; pleasureGirlSanskrit
Names like Prasad
- Abhishekابھیشیکanointing; consecration; ritual bathingBoySanskrit
- Achyutاچیوتunfallen; imperishable; a name of VishnuBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Akrurاکرورnot cruel; gentleBoySanskrit
- Amarnathامرناتھlord of the immortals; a name of ShivaBoySanskrit
- Ambarishامبریشname of an ancient king devoted to VishnuBoySanskrit
- Anantاننتendless; eternal; infiniteBoySanskrit
- Angadانگدan armlet; a bracelet worn on the upper armBoySanskrit
- Anujانوجborn after; younger brotherBoySanskrit
Names that sound like Prasad
Questions about the name Prasad
What does the name Prasad mean?
Prasad means “grace; favour; sacred offering”. In Urdu: کرم، مہربانی، مقدس نذرانہ. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Prasad a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Prasad is a boy’s name.
Is Prasad a Hindu name?
Yes. Prasad is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit prasāda, grace, favour, sacred offering.
How do you pronounce Prasad?
Say it “pra-saad”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Prasad in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Prasad is written پرساد. In its original script: प्रसाद.
What are other spellings of Prasad?
Prasad is also spelled Prasaad.
Is the meaning of Prasad verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.