Entry № 5409 · Sanskrit origin

Pratishtha Pratishtha — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ prah-TEESH-tah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Consecration / dignity (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "consecration / dignity (sanskrit + foundational)".

Pratishtha is from the Sanskrit Pratiṣṭhā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Pratishtha is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Pratiṣṭhā establishment consecration + Sanskrit prati towards + sthā stand + foundational central Pratiṣṭhā foundational-central-Sanskrit-consecration Devi-installation + foundational central Prāṇa-Pratiṣṭhā foundational-central-life-installation Vedic-Vaishnava-Shaiva-Śākta-tradition invocation-of-life-into-Mūrti idol consecration-ceremony + foundational central Prāṇa-Pratiṣṭhā-Mantra oṃ āṃ hrīṃ kroṃ + Bīja-Mantras invoking-Vishnu-Krishna-Shiva-Devi + foundational central Kumbhābhiṣeka South-Indian-Prāṇa-Pratiṣṭhā once-in-12-years-temple-consecration + foundational central Śilpa-Śāstra Vāstu-Śāstra temple-building-consecration-treatises 108-agamic-texts foundational-central + foundational central 2024 Ram-Mandir-Prāṇa-Pratiṣṭhā at-Ayodhya on-Paush-Śukla-Dvādaśī 22-Jan-2024 by PM-Narendra-Modi + foundational central Śrī-Rāma-Janma-Bhūmi Ayodhya foundational-central-Rāmas-birthplace Bala Kanda 18 + foundational central Bhāgavata Purana Krishna-Pratiṣṭhā Vishnu-Pratiṣṭhā + Rūpa-Sundara-Pratiṣṭhā + foundational central Mahiṣāsura-Mardini-Pratiṣṭhā Durga-Pratiṣṭhā-Kali-Pratiṣṭhā-Sarasvatī-Pratiṣṭhā + foundational central Pratiṣṭhā also-honor social-dignity in-Manu-Smṛti + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 14:27 brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca + 15:1 ūrdhva-mūlam adhaḥ-śākham aśvatthaṃ prāhur avyayam + foundational pan-Hindu heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Pratishtha
Transliteration
Pratiṣṭhā
Pronunciation
/ prɑːˈtiːʃ.tə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Pratishtha stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Pratishtha · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

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