Prakash: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Prakash – Meaning: light, brilliance – Origin: Sanskrit – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: prah-KAHSH


Prakash is a Sanskrit boy's name meaning “light, brilliance”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Prakash

Meaning: Light, brilliance.

Origin: Sanskrit.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Prakash

Phonetic: prah-KAHSH   IPA: /prəˈkɑːʃ/

Popularity of Prakash

Prakash doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

Lists That Include Prakash

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