Raja
Raja means of a king (son of Viraja).
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | R |
Classical Sanskrit origin
रज (raja): of a king (son of Viraja).
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Mesh
- Nakshatra: Krittika
- More names starting with R
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “of a king (son of Viraja)”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
- Riaan — Little king, kingly, noble
- Viraj — Meanings families give: Splendour, resplendent; Resplendent, shining with great beauty and light; Splendour, to shine; Splendour, to shine, king
- Kiaan — Ancient, king
- Kian — King, ancient, grace of God
- Ryaan — Little king
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Balabhadra — strong, powerful
- Patitapaban — Savior of the fallen, Lord Jagannath
- Jagabandhu — Friend of the world, Lord Jagannath
- Krushna — Lord Krishna, dark and beautiful
- Nilamadhab — Blue Lord, original name of Lord Jagannath
- Debashis — Blessing of the gods
Other names under Mesh rashi
- Aarav — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Peaceful, calm, wise; Peaceful sound, wisdom; Calm, peaceful
- Aradhya — Worthy of worship
- Arjun — Meanings families give: Bright, shining, white; Bright, shining, the Pandava hero; Bright, shining, white, the Pandava hero; Bright, silver, the third Pandava; Bright, shining like silver and pure; Bright, shining, silver
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
- Aarohi — Meanings families give: Musical ascending notes; Ascending musical note, progressing; Musical note; ascending; Musical note, ascending
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.
Where this comes from
Raja's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.