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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: ਪ੍ਰੀਤੀ
  • Western Punjabi: پریتی
• Tamil: பிரீத்தி
• Telugu: ప్రీతి

Notable people named Preeti

• Preeti Amin, 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 Sagar, Indian Bollywood playback singer
• Preeti Shenoy (born 1971), Indian writer
• Preeti Singh (born 1971), Indian writer and editor
• Preeti Sudan, 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

See also

• Preethi 1972 Indian Malayalam-language film
• Preeti & Pinky, Indipop duo singers

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