About the name Partha
When Krishna addresses Arjuna as Partha in the Bhagavad Gita he is invoking the mother, Pritha, and the whole tangle of family that makes the war unbearable. Bengalis favour the full Partha while Gujarati and Marathi families prefer the clipped Parth, and the two forms have surprisingly different textures.
Partha is a boy name of Bengali origin, pronounced PAR-tah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 92 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the 1960s.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Partha?
Partha currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.1 people per million carry it — about 1 in 476,190. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Partha
- Partha ChatterjeeIndian political scientist and postcolonial theorist
Spellings and variants of Partha
Names similar to Partha
Parth
PARTH
Son of Pritha; an epithet of Arjuna
Purushottam
poo-roo-SHOT-tum
The supreme person, an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna in the Gita
Bishnu
BISH-noo
The all-pervading preserver, the Bengali form of Vishnu
Brijesh
brih-JAYSH
Lord of Braj, a name for Krishna
Devdutt
dayv-DUTT
Given by the gods, also the name of Arjuna's conch in the Mahabharata
Gopal
goh-PAHL
Cowherd, protector of cows; a name of the young Krishna
Prabha
PRUB-haa
Radiance, the halo of light around a deity
Siddhartha
sid-DAR-tah
One who has accomplished his aim, the birth name of the Buddha
Partha — frequently asked questions
What does the name Partha mean?
Partha means "Son of Pritha; Krishna's name for Arjuna in the Gita". It is a name of Bengali origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Partha?
Partha is pronounced PAR-tah, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Partha?
Partha scores 92 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 476,190 people carry it — about 2.1 per million.
What is the numerology number for Partha?
Partha carries the expression number 1, known as The Pioneer. Its soul urge number is 2 and its personality number is 8.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Partha?
The lucky number for Partha is 1 (with 10, 19, 28 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Sunlit Gold. The traditional lucky day is Sunday and the associated gemstone is Ruby.