There are a few meanings for the name Priyanka, but they are all based around the one ideal: Love. The first part of the name, Priya means love or loved one, and the second part of the name, Anka means symbol or reflection, so overall the name means reflection (or symbol) of love.
Many parents choose their children’s names simply because they like them, or they have some special meaning for them. Other parents choose names because they feel that the meaning of the name expresses how they feel. One very recent (and very bizarre) example of this is the couple who named their baby daughter, Facebook.
Naming children according to a name’s meaning tends to have cultural weight behind it. In the Western world, we tend to fall into the category of choosing names that we like or that have a family significance. This does not mean that newly pregnant parents cannot be found studying name books to help them in their choice, but the meanings of the names seem to have little significance other than mild amusement.
Other cultures have different criteria behind their name giving, however, and we in the West tend to find this charming. Japanese names, for example, are filled with meaning that gives a person so much more than a mere name by which to be called. It indicates parental feeling and becomes an integral part of a person’s identity in a much more powerful way.
In some countries, particular names are actually banned because they are thought to give offense. An example of this is Portugal, which has actually published an 80 page government document detailing the names that you can and can’t use for your child. It does beg the question, is Facebook mentioned?
Many parents choose their children’s names simply because they like them, or they have some special meaning for them. Other parents choose names because they feel that the meaning of the name expresses how they feel. One very recent (and very bizarre) example of this is the couple who named their baby daughter, Facebook.
Naming children according to a name’s meaning tends to have cultural weight behind it. In the Western world, we tend to fall into the category of choosing names that we like or that have a family significance. This does not mean that newly pregnant parents cannot be found studying name books to help them in their choice, but the meanings of the names seem to have little significance other than mild amusement.
Other cultures have different criteria behind their name giving, however, and we in the West tend to find this charming. Japanese names, for example, are filled with meaning that gives a person so much more than a mere name by which to be called. It indicates parental feeling and becomes an integral part of a person’s identity in a much more powerful way.
In some countries, particular names are actually banned because they are thought to give offense. An example of this is Portugal, which has actually published an 80 page government document detailing the names that you can and can’t use for your child. It does beg the question, is Facebook mentioned?
