Preeti

Not to be confused with Priti or Preti.

Preeti

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Sanskrit
Origin
Word/name	Via Sanskrit प्रीति
Meaning	"pleasure", "kindness", "grace", "love", "Light"
Region of origin	Nepal,India, Bangladesh
Other names
Alternative spelling	Preety, Preity, Priti, Prethy

Preeti, also: Preethi, Preety, Preity, Priti, or Prethy, is a female given name in India.

Etymology

The name Preeti is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रीति" (prīti), meaning "pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī). Priti is the name of the second consort of the Hindu god of love, Kamadeva.

Preeti in Indian languages

• Assamese: প্রীতি
• Bengali: প্রীতি
• Bhojpuri: प्रीति
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: প্রীতি
• Gujarati: પ્રીતિ
• Hindi: प्रीति
• Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ
• Maithili: प्रीति
• Malayalam: പ്രീതി
• Marathi: प्रीती
• Nepali: प्रीति
• Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ
  • Western Punjabi: پریتی
• Tamil: பிரீத்தி
• Telugu: ప్రీతి

Notable people named Preeti

• Preeti Amin, Indian television actress and reality show participant
• Preeti Bose (born 1992), Indian cricketer
• Preeti Desai (born 1984), Indian actress, supermodel and former winner of 2006 Miss Great Britain
• Preeti Dimri (born 1986), Indian cricketer
• Preeti Dubey (born 1998), Indian field hockey player
• Preeti Ganguly (1953–2012), Indian actress
• Preeti Jhangiani (born 1980), Indian actress
• Preeti Kaur (born 1981), Indian-Nepalese singer
• Preeti Malhotra (born 1965), Indian businesswoman
• Preeti Sagar, Indian Bollywood playback singer
• Preeti Shenoy (born 1971), Indian writer
• Preeti Singh (born 1971), Indian writer and editor
• Preeti Sudan, Indian politician and Health Secretary of India
• Preeti Tomar (born 1970), Indian politician and member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly

Notable people named Preity

• Preity Zinta (born 1975), Indian film actress and model

Notable people named Priti

• Priti Menon (born 1985), Indian model, singer and psychologist
• Priti Paintal (born 1960) Indian composer, performer, producer and promoter
• Priti Patel (born 1972), British politician, MP and minister
• Priti Rijal (born 1991), Nepali tennis player
• Priti Sapru (born 1957), Indian actress
• Priti Sengupta (born 1944), Indian Gujarati poet and writer
• Priti Shankar (1947–2011), Indian teacher, researcher, and educationist

Fictional characters

• Preeti Choraria, from British soap opera EastEnders

See also

• Preeti & Pinky, Indipop duo singers