Raju
Raju means King, ruler.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | R |
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “King, ruler”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Isha — Meanings families give: Goddess, divine; Goddess Parvati, ruler, purity; Goddess, pure, desire
- Eshaan — Meanings families give: God, the divine ruler and lord; Lord Shiva, north-east
- Rajesh — Meanings families give: King of kings, lord of kings and supreme sovereign; King of kings; King of kings, ruler; King of kings; ruler
- Eeshan — Lord Shiva, the supreme ruler and divine lord
- Satish — Meanings families give: Lord of truth, master of righteousness and justice; Lord of goodness, truth; Lord of truth, ruler of hundred
- Balraj — Meanings families give: Strong king, powerful ruler and mighty sovereign; King of strength, powerful ruler
More boys' names of Telugu origin
- Venkata — Name of a hill, Venkateswara
- Teja — Brilliance, radiance, strength
- Vamsi — Flute, descendant
- Raviteja — Brilliance of the sun
- Vamsi Krishna — Krishna with his flute
- Naveenkumar — New and fresh prince
Where this comes from
Raju has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. 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.