# Prakash

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,028

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit. It is a common name among Indic races, mostly Hindus, with some usage among Jains, Sikhs and recently Indic Christians.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa, “light”).

## Easily confused with
- **Pradesh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pradesh-vs-prakash)

## Common misspellings (11)
`parkash`, `pprakash`, `praaksh`, `prakahs`, `prakashh`, `prakassh`, `prakkash`, `praksah`, `prkaash`, `prrakash`, `rpakash`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/prakash