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Pulkit
पुलकितSay it PUL-kit
- Meaning today
- Thrilled, happy
- Original meaning
- "thrilled with joy, with the hair of the body standing on end" Monier-Williams, p. 638
- Say it
- PUL-kit
- Written
- पुलकित
- Other spellings
- Pulakit
Pulkit
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Pulkit meaning
Pulkit (पुलकित) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Thrilled with joy, with the hair of the body standing on end
Also used to mean: happy
Pulkit (पुलकित) is the Sanskrit pulakita, from pulaka, the bristling of the hairs on the skin that comes with a rush of delight. Monier-Williams glosses it as having the hair of the body standing on end, thrilled with joy, citing classical poetry and the Panchatantra. In Hindi pulkit still describes someone thrilled or overjoyed. Name lists give "thrilled" or "happy", which matches the dictionary. The name is used by Hindi-speaking families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 638 · entry pulakita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, pulakita, p. 638 · Wikipedia, Pulkit Samrat
Famous namesakes
- Pulkit Samrat, Hindi film actor
Fits your syllable
First sound पु
Hasta nakshatra, pada 1 · Kanya rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is पू, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Pulkit · Pulakit