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Updated February 28, 2024

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Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hindi : A king

Boy name variations

Rajan

Rajan

- 55% this year
Masculine
Rare
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Rajani

Rajani

0 % this year
Neutral
Rare
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How Popular Is The Name Raj

Family name origins & meanings

  • Indian (northern and southern states) : Hindu name from Sanskrit rājā ‘king’. In the northern states, it probably evolved into a family name from use as the final element of a compound personal name such as Prithviraj ‘king of the earth’

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