The story behind Parag
Borrowed from Sanskrit पराग (parāga).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): P ER0 AA1 G
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Parag ranked #9773 in US for 1993.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Parag
Parāg
Borrowed from Sanskrit पराग (parāga, “pollen”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gaurāṅg
From Sanskrit गौराङ्ग (gaurāṅga). From गौर (gaura, “fair, white”) + अङ्ग (aṅga, “body, limb”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Nisarg
Borrowed from Sanskrit निसर्ग (nisarga), from the root सृज् (sṛj).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pádraig
From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh. Replaced Old Irish Cothraige, a much earlier borrowing as shown by the replacement of Latin p with c.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pàdraig
From Latin Patricius, likely via Old Welsh. Cognate to Irish Pádraig.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Padrig
From Middle Welsh Padric, from Latin Patricius.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends G
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Parag
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Parag
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length