- Origin: Sanskrit प्रीति
- Assamese/Bengali: প্রীতি
- Hindi/Marathi/Maithili/Nepali/Sanskrit: प्रीति, प्रीती
- Gujurati: પ્રીતિ
- Kannada: ಪ್ರೀತಿ
- Malayalam: പ്രീതി
- Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ
- Western Punjabi: پریتی
- Tamil: பிரீத்தி
- Telugu: ప్రీతి
- Meaning: “love; joy; kindness; pleasure; favor; affection; sweetheart.”
- Gender: feminine
- Pronunciation: (PREE-tee; PREE-tee-kah)
The name is derived from the Sanskrit प्रीति (prīti), which means, “love; joy; kindness; pleasure; favor; affection; sweetheart.” Another form is Pritika.
It is sometimes transliterations as Preeti & Preetika.
A notable bearer is British Secretary of State for the Home Department, Priti Patel (b. 1972).
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