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Premnath
प्रेमनाथSay it PRAYM-naath
- Meaning
- Preman 'love' + nātha 'lord, protector': lord of love Monier-Williams, p. 711
- Say it
- PRAYM-naath
- Written
- प्रेमनाथ
- Other spellings
- Prem Nath, Premanath
Premnath
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Premnath meaning
Premnath (प्रेमनाथ) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Preman 'love' + nātha 'lord, protector': lord of love
Premnath (प्रेमनाथ) joins prem, from Sanskrit preman, "love, affection, tender regard", with nātha, "protector, lord". Monier-Williams notes that nātha is often added to the end of names of gods and men, as in Jagannātha. Premnath therefore means "lord of love", and name lists give exactly this, often linking it to Krishna, the god of devotional love. Monier-Williams does not list the compound, so the meaning comes from its parts. The Hindi film actor Prem Nath, a star of the 1950s who later played memorable character roles, wrote it as two words.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 711 · entry preman · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, preman, p. 711 · Monier-Williams, nātha, p. 534 · Wikipedia, Prem Nath
Famous namesakes
- Prem Nath, Hindi film actor
Spellings
Premnath · Prem Nath · Premanath