1) Form of Vishnu 2) Hindu boy name 
According to Hindu mythology, Prithu (Sanskrit: पृथु, Pṛthu, lit. `large, great, important, abundant`) is a sovereign (chakravartin), named in the Vedic scriptures and considered an Avatar (incarnation) of the preserver god—Vishnu. He is also called Pruthu, Prithi and Prithu Vainya, literally, Prithu — the son of Vena. Prithu is `......