Given name & surname

Prasanna

“happy, joyful”

Prasanna is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “happy, joyful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Prasanna means “happy, joyful.”

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Where it comes from

Prasanna comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit प्रसन्न (“happy, joyful”).

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Prasanna’s family of names

Prasanna may belong to the same name family as PRASSANNA. This is a tentative spelling connection.

Walk Prasanna’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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