Prarthna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Prarthna

What is the meaning of the name Prarthna ?

The baby name Prarthna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /prɑːrˈt̪ʰnɑː/ (PRAARTH-naa).

Prarthna is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Prarthna is an Indian feminine given name derived from Sanskrit prarthanā/prārthanā, meaning prayer, supplication, or request. The etymon comes from the verbal root arth, "to ask, entreat," intensified by the prefix pra-, so the name conveys devotion, wishing, and reverence. Through Hindi and other Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages, the noun prarthana or prarthane denotes the act of praying, a familiar cultural term across the subcontinent.

As a personal name, it gained broader use in the late 20th and early 21st centuries alongside other virtue and abstract-concept names such as Asha and Shraddha. It appears across Hindu, Jain, and sometimes Christian families in India, Nepal, and the South Asian diaspora. Common variants include Prarthana (most prevalent, closest to the Sanskrit form), Prarthona (Bengali-influenced), and modern spellings such as Prarthnaa; the clipped Prarthna reflects orthographic minimalism. A rarer masculine counterpart, Prarthan, also occurs. The name’s meaning underscores piety, hope, and intention.

⚙ Prarthna barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 9 recorded uses, across 5 countries.