# Priyanka

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'''''Priyanka''''' is a popular female given name in [Hindu](/source/Hindu) and [Buddhist](/source/Buddhist) cultures. It is a name derived from the [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) word 'Priyankera' or '[Priyankara](/source/Priyankara)', meaning someone or something that is sweet, dayan, lovable, or her presence makes the place more happy and the one who has lovely eyes (priya ank).<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?tinput=priyaMkara&script=&direction=SE&link=yes SpokenSanskrit.de Dictionary translation of the word 'priyamkar'.]</ref> In its [adverb](/source/adverb) form it can also mean endearing behavior, for example an act of showing kindness or happiness or excitement; or kind agree-ability. Occasionally the name is given to boys.<ref>Is Priyanka a Male or Female Name?   https://genderize.io/names/priyanka</ref>

The [Sanskrit](/source/Sanskrit) word Priyankara is also used to describe the white variety of the '[Kantakari](/source/Yellow-fruit_nightshade)' flower (Sweta kantakari). Some of the earliest mentions of the Kantakari flower can be found in the ancient [Hindu](/source/Hinduism) [Ayurveda](/source/Ayurveda) text from the mid-second millennium [BCE](/source/BCE).

==Notable people==
*[Priyanka (drag queen)](/source/Priyanka_(drag_queen)), winner of season 1 of ''Canada's Drag Race''
*[Priyanka Bassi](/source/Priyanka_Bassi), Indian television actress
*<!--[Priyanka Bharali](/source/Priyanka_Bharali), Indian singer-->
*[Priyanka Chaturvedi](/source/Priyanka_Chaturvedi) (born 1979), spokesperson of All India Congress Committee
*[Priyanka Chopra](/source/Priyanka_Chopra) (born 1982), Indian actress, singer and Miss World 2000
*[Priyanka Deshpande](/source/Priyanka_Deshpande) (born 1992), Indian television presenter
*[Priyanka Dutt](/source/Priyanka_Dutt) (born 1984), Indian film producer
*[Priyanka Gandhi](/source/Priyanka_Gandhi) (born 1972), Indian politician
*[Priyanka Jawalkar](/source/Priyanka_Jawalkar) (born 1992), Indian actress
*[Priyanka Karki](/source/Priyanka_Karki), Nepalese actress
*[Priyanka Kothari](/source/Priyanka_Kothari) (born 1983), Bollywood actress
*[Priyanka Mohan](/source/Priyanka_Mohan) (born 1994), Indian actress
*[Priyanka Nair](/source/Priyanka_Nair) (born 1985), Malayalam actress
*[Priyanka Nalkari](/source/Priyanka_Nalkari) (born 1994), Indian film and television actress
*[Priyanka Sarkar](/source/Priyanka_Sarkar), Bengali film and television actress
*[Priyanka Shah](/source/Priyanka_Shah), Indian actress
*[Priyanka Singh](/source/Priyanka_Singh) (born 1990), Indian singer
*[Priyanka Singh Rawat](/source/Priyanka_Singh_Rawat), politician from Bhartiya Janata Party
*[Priyanka Upendra](/source/Priyanka_Upendra), Indian actress also known as Priyanka Trivedi
*[Priyanka Xi](/source/Priyanka_Xi) (born 1991), New Zealand actress
*[Priyanka Yoshikawa](/source/Priyanka_Yoshikawa), Miss Japan, 2016

==Other uses==
*[''Priyanka'' (1994 film)](/source/Priyanka_(1994_film)), 1994 Tamil drama film 
*[''Priyanka'' (2016 film)](/source/Priyanka_(2016_film)), 2016 Kannada drama film

==See also==
*{{lookfrom|Priyanka}}
*[Priya (given name)](/source/Priya_(given_name))
== References ==
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Category:Indian feminine given names
Category:Feminine given names

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