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Name Prasad
Type Surname (from given name)
Usage Indian, Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Odia, Kannada
Scripts प्रसाद (Hindi, Marathi), প্রসাদ (Bengali), ప్రసాద్ (Telugu), പ്രസാദ (Malayalam), பிரசாதம் (Tamil), ପ୍ରସାଦ (Odia), ಪ್ರಸಾದ (Kannada)
Other Forms FormsPrasada, Persad
Edit Status Status3. usages AND description are verified
Added 7/30/2017 by highexpectasians
Edited 8/9/2017 by lezginkas

Meaning & History

From Sanskrit प्रसाद (prasadā) meaning "clearness, brightness, purity, graciousness", ultimately from प्रसद् (prasad) "to fall into the power of". In Hinduism and Sikhism, the term refers to a type of religious food. A notable bearer was RAJENDRA Prasad (1884-1963), the first President of India.