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search  Prakash is a commonly used as given name in Asian,
Hindu, Sanskrit Names and widely used in Nepal, India and Sri
Lanka. Prakash, is generally used as a boy's name. It is
pronounced Pra-kash. The word Prakash is derived from the
Sanskrit word "prakāśa", Literally meaning "Bright light" or
"Sun light" or "Moon light" or simply "Light". Metaphorically,
it designates the person as a source of enlightenment or wisdom.
From the Sanskrit 'pra' meaning "forth" and 'kāśa' meaning
"shining." Hence the meaning "luminous; shining forth". Hindu
given names are from Sanskrit. Given names derive from a number
of sources including Religion, Nature, family names and Sanskrit
vocabulary words. Sacred Hindu texts are the source of most
names. And these names generally contain a given name followed
by some Number of secondary names. Secondary names are often
patronyms, names derived from the Father, grandfather or other
paternal ancestor, village names, occupatio