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    The first name Prafulla

    A boy’s name from Sanskrit meaning “blooming”, “radiant”, “joyous”.

    3 syllables Male

    Meaning and origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Prafulla means “blooming”, “radiant”, “joyous” in Sanskrit.

    Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रफुल्ल (praphulla, “blooming, radiant, joyous, cheerful”).

    More names that mean joy, light.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Prafulla in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    प्रफुल्ल
    praphull
    Hindi

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    Famous people named Prafulla

    2 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Prafulla Chandra Ray
      Bengali chemist, educationist, poet, historian, industrialist and philanthropist (1861–194
    • Prafulla Chaki
      British Indian Bengali revolutionary, 1888–1908

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    Questions

    What does the name Prafulla mean?
    Prafulla means “blooming”, “radiant”, “joyous” in Sanskrit.
    What is the origin of the name Prafulla?
    Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रफुल्ल (praphulla, “blooming, radiant, joyous, cheerful”).
    What are other spellings of Prafulla?
    Praphulla.