Prabhakar
Kannada · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Prabhakar
The name 'Prabhakar' means "light-maker" or "sun," derived from Sanskrit *prabhā* (light) + *kara* (maker/doer).
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Etymology
The name 'Prabhakar' means "light-maker" or "sun," derived from Sanskrit *prabhā* (light) + *kara* (maker/doer). It is primarily used in Hindu and Jain cultures, notably as an epithet for the sun god Surya and as a name for the 7th Jain Tirthankara Suparshvanatha.
Prabhakar currently ranks #528 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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