If you’d like something that feels quietly strong, Prashant is a classic. In Sanskrit it means calm, tranquil, and serene, built from “pra,” which intensifies, and “shant,” which means peaceful, so it quite literally means “deeply calm.” It’s been a familiar name for generations, which gives it a traditional, unfussy feel. There’s an easy dignity to it, the kind that suits a boy who grows into a steady, unhurried man.