Given name · also Sanskrit
Pratibha
“an understanding woman”
Pratibha is used as a given name. One Hindi interpretation is “an understanding woman.”
Original Sanskritप्रतिभा
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “an understanding woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit pratibha, meaning “light, image”.
Pratibha’s family of names
Pratibha has a related form in Pratibhah. Pratibha has a related form in Pratybha. Pratibha has a related form in Pratybhah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pratibha
- Pratibha PatilPresident of India from 2007 to 2012born 1934
- Pratibha RayIndian writerborn 1943
- Pratibha ParmarBritish filmmaker (born 1955)
- Pratibha GaiBritish microscopistborn 1948
- Pratibha SinghIndian politicianborn 1956
- Pratibha RantaIndian actressborn 2000
- Pratibha PrahladBharata Natyam dancer, educatorborn 1962
- Pratibha SatpathyIndian (Odia) poetborn 1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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