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Bhanupratap
भानुप्रतापSay it bhaa-noo-pruh-TAAP
- Meaning today
- Glorious sun
- Original meaning
- "glory of the sun (bhānu, 'the sun, light', + pratāpa, 'splendour, majesty')" Monier-Williams, p. 661
- Say it
- bhaa-noo-pruh-TAAP
- Written
- भानुप्रताप
- Other spellings
- Bhanu Pratap
- First sound
- भा · Dhanu rashi
Bhanupratap
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Bhanupratap meaning
Bhanupratap (भानुप्रताप) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, भा, it is a Dhanu rashi name (Mula nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Glory of the sun (bhānu, 'the sun, light', + pratāpa, 'splendour, majesty')
Also used to mean: glorious sun
Bhanupratap (भानुप्रताप) joins Sanskrit bhānu, which Monier-Williams gives as light, a ray of light and the sun, with pratāpa, glowing heat and also splendour, glory, majesty and power. Together they describe the sun at its most brilliant, and baby-name lists give the name as "glorious sun". The compound itself is not a dictionary headword, but both halves are found in royal names: Pratap recalls Maharana Pratap of Mewar. Bhanupratap is used in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, usually written as two words, Bhanu Pratap.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 661 · entry pratāpa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, pratāpa, p. 661 · Monier-Williams, bhānu, p. 751
Fits your syllable
First sound भा
Mula nakshatra, pada 3 · Dhanu rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Bhanupratap · Bhanu Pratap