Pragyan

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Chitra
• More names starting with P

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Wisdom, superior intelligence and divine knowledge; Wisdom, knowledge”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Anay — Meanings families give: Without a superior, God; Radha's beloved, one without a superior
• Shreyas — more splendid or beautiful, more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with abl. or with See below)
• Shreshtha — Best, superior, excellent
• Uthaman — Excellent, best, superior one
• Manisha — Meanings families give: Goddess of mind, intelligence; Goddess of the mind, intelligence; Wisdom, intelligence; one who thinks deeply
• Vivek — Meanings families give: Wisdom, discernment; Wisdom, discernment, conscience; Wisdom, discernment, intelligence; Discernment, wisdom, right judgment; Wisdom, discernment and right judgment

More boys' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Baladev — Meanings families give: Mighty god, strong divine power, brother of Krishna; Lord Balabhadra, brother of Jagannath
• Prabhat — daybreak, dawn, morning
• Abhimanyu — of a son of Arjuna (by Subhadrā)
• Birendra — Meanings families give: King of warriors, mighty and heroic ruler; Lord of warriors, brave king
• Tapan — Meanings families give: Sun, summer, the warm glowing light of the sun; Sun, one who heats
• Trilochan — Meanings families give: Three-eyed one, Lord Shiva with his third divine eye; Three-eyed, Lord Shiva

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Pragyan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.