Pranav () is an Indian male name meaning Om, a sacred sound and symbol. According to Hinduism, pranava is said to be the power of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva combined. A variation of the name is 'Pranab'.
Pranava is also one of the names of Vishnu, the 409th of the Vishnu Sahasranama.
Notable people with the name include: Pranav Pandya (born 1950), Physician Pranav Singh (born 1966), Indian politician Pranav Kumar Yadav (born 1973), Indian politician Pranav Pandya (born 1976), Indian poet Pranav Kumar Marpachi (born 1978), Indian politician Pranav Mistry (born 1981), Indian computer scientist Pranav Ashar (born 1988), Indian VR filmmaker Pranav Misshra (born 1989), Indian actor Pranav Chaganty (born 1990), Indian rapper Pranav Mohanlal (born 1990), Indian actor Pranav Sachdev (born 1992), Indian actor Pranav Chopra (born 1992), Indian badminton player Pranav Gupta (born 1993), Indian cricketer Pranav Soorma (born 1994), Indian para-athlete Pranav Sharma (born 1994), Astronomer Pranav Kumar (born 1999), American tennis player Pranav Dhanawade (born 2000), Indian schoolboy cricketer Pranav Sivakumar (born 2000), American speller Pranav Prince (born 2003), Indian professional basketball player Pranav Venkatesh (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster Pranav Anand (born 2006), Indian chess grandmaster Pranav Raorane, Indian actor
Also Swami Pranavananda (1896-1941), Indian Hindu monk Pranavananda Saraswathi (1908-1982), Sri Lankan guru Pranava Prakash (born 1979), Indian artist
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