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Prasanna
प्रसन्नSay it pruh-SUN-naa
- Meaning today
- Happy, pleased
- Original meaning
- "clear, bright, pure; tranquil; pleased; gracious, kindly disposed" Monier-Williams, p. 696
- Say it
- pruh-SUN-naa
- Written
- प्रसन्न
- Other spellings
- Prasana, Prassanna
Prasanna
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Prasanna meaning
Prasanna (प्रसन्न) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Clear, bright, pure; tranquil; pleased; gracious, kindly disposed
Also used to mean: happy
Prasanna (प्रसन्न) is the Sanskrit prasanna, from pra-sad, "to become clear", the same root as prasāda. Monier-Williams gives it as clear, bright and pure, like still water, and from there as placid, pleased and gracious or kindly disposed. In Hindi prasann is the everyday word for "happy, pleased", and a deity who is prasanna is one who is pleased with a devotee. Name lists give "happy" or "pleased", which matches the dictionary. The name is used across India, including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 696 · entry prasanna · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, prasanna, p. 696 · Wikipedia, Erapalli Prasanna
Famous namesakes
- Erapalli Prasanna, India Test spin bowler
Spellings
Prasanna · Prasana · Prassanna