The story behind Prem
From Sanskrit प्रे॒मन् (premán, “love, affection”).
Other language forms and explanations (1)
Hindi entry
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रेमन् (preman). First attested as Old Hindi प्रेम (prema).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): P R EH1 M
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /pɾeːm/
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [pɾẽːm]
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
Prem ranked #7091 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Prem
Bhīm
Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rām
Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Śām
Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Vyom
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit व्योमन् (vyoman, “sky”)
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pārth
Borrowed from Sanskrit पार्थ (pārtha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Pāyal
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends L
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Prem
Ida
Short form of obsolete names beginning with Germanic īd "work", used for both sexes in medieval England. It was revived in the 19th century, partly mistaken for a Greek name,…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Ila
Borrowed from Sanskrit इला (ilā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Uma
Sense 1 is from Sanskrit उमा (umā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Prem
Ajay
Transliteration of Hindi अजय (ajay), etc. Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अजय (ajaya, “victorious; undefeatable”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Amit
Transliteration of Hindi अमित (amit), Marathi अमित (amit), Gujarati અમિત (amit), Bengali অমিত (omito), etc. Transliteration of Hebrew עָמִית ('amít). Borrowed from Sanskrit…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection
Anil
Borrowed from Hindi अनिल (anil), Marathi अनिल (anil), Kannada ಅನಿಲ್ (anil), Tamil அனில் (aṉil), Malayalam അനിൽ (anil), Bengali অনিল (onil), Nepali अनिल (anil), Urdu اَنِیل…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- compatible short style
- shared origin connection