50%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Sanskrit Scripts प्रभाकर(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "light maker", derived from Sanskrit प्रभा (prabhā) meaning "light" and कर (kara) meaning "maker". In Hindu scripture this term is used to refer to the sun and the moon. A notable bearer of this name was a 6th-century scholar from Kerala. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootsprabhā + karaOther Languages & CulturesPrabhakar(Hindi) Prabhakar(Kannada) Prabhakar(Marathi) Prabhakar(Tamil) Prabhakar(Telugu) Categories celestial, creation, Hinduism, light, sun