Pritilata as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pritilata

What is the meaning of the name Pritilata ?

The baby name Pritilata is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced PREE-tee-LAH-tah (approx. IPA: /priːtiːˈlɑːtɑ/).

Pritilata is Sanskrit in Origin.

Pritilata is a feminine Bengali and pan-Indian name formed from Sanskrit prīti “affection, love, delight” and latā “creeper, vine; a poetic epithet for a graceful woman.” The compound conveys “vine of love,” hence “one suffused with affection and grace.” It appears as প্রীতিলতা (Prītilatā) in Bengali and is found across eastern India and Bangladesh, with modest usage in the wider South Asian diaspora.

The name gained cultural weight through Pritilata Waddedar (1911–1932), a Bengali revolutionary, which helped sustain its 20th-century revival alongside other Sanskritic compounds favored during the Bengal Renaissance. Variants and spellings include Prītilatā (with diacritics), Pritilata, Pritalata, Preetilata, and Pritilatha (South Indian transliteration); it may also be spaced as Priti Lata. Related short forms are Priti/Preeti and Lata. The name’s tone is lyrical and idealistic, balancing tender feeling (prīti) with the slender, graceful imagery of latā.

⚙ Pritilata is a rare find. Our records hold just 21 recorded uses, spread over 3 countries.