Preeti

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

Last updated July 08, 2025

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: ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ
- Western Punjabi: پریتی
Tamil: பிரீத்தி
Telugu: ప్రీతి

Notable people named Preeti

Preeti Amin (born 1967), 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 Mistry, English-born American chef
Preeti Sagar, Indian Bollywood playback singer
Preeti Shenoy (born 1971), Indian writer
Preeti Singh (born 1971), Indian writer and editor
Preeti Sudan (born 1960), 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 Preethi

Preethi Asrani (born 1999), Indian actress in Telugu and Tamil films and television
Preethi Nair (born 1971), British author of Indian heritage
Preethi Sharma, Indian actress in Tamil and Telugu television
Preethi Srinivasan (born 1979) Indian cricketer for Tamil Nadu
Preethi Varma, Indian actress in Tamil cinema
Radhika Preethi (born 1997), Indian actress in Tamil films and television

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
Preeti the Prom fairy, from British book series Rainbow Magic