The story behind Prashant
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): P R AA2 SH AA1 N T
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
Prashant ranked #11790 in US for 2016.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Prashant
Prabhāt
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रभात (prabhātá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Prakhyāt
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रख्यात (prakhyāta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Praśānt
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रशान्त (praśānta).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pulkit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पुलकित (pulakita). By surface analysis, पुलक (pulak) + -इत (-it).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Abhīṣṭ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभीष्ट (abhīṣṭa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṭ
- same syllable count
- similar length
Advait
Borrowed from Sanskrit अद्वैत (ádvaita, “not dual”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Prashant
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
Abhilāṣ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + लाष (lāṣ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Prashant
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhilāṣ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + लाष (lāṣ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length