Rakesh

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: Tula
• Nakshatra: Swati
• More names starting with R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Lord of the full moon night, master of moonlight; Lord of full moon night; Lord of the full moon night”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Maira — Beloved, moonlight, admirable
• Sini — Pure, clear, moonlight
• Sowmya — Meanings families give: Gracious, calm, born of moonlight; Gentle, soft, pleasing; Gentle, calm, mild, Goddess Parvati; Gentle, soft, pleasing, calm
• Nila — Blue, moon, river of moonlight
• Chandni — Moonlight, moonbeam
• Jyotsna — Meanings families give: Moonlight, the goddess of moonlight; Moonlight, bright night; Moonlight, glowing, luminous

More boys' names of Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Odia / Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Raghunath — Meanings families give: Lord of the Raghu dynasty, a name for Lord Rama; Lord of Raghu clan, Rama; Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu
• Ashok — Meanings families give: Without grief, one who causes no sorrow to others; Without grief, happy; Without grief, great emperor

Other names under Tula rashi

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Rohan — a means of ascending
• Rudra — Meanings families give: Fierce, roarer (Lord Shiva); The roarer, fearsome form of Shiva, lord of storms; Fierce form of Shiva, the howler; Fierce form of Shiva; the howler; Lord Shiva, storm god; Fierce form of Shiva, storm; God of storm, fierce energy
• Riya — Meanings families give: Singer, graceful; Singer; graceful; goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, Goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, gem
• Ranveer — Meanings families give: Hero of the battlefield, brave warrior; Hero of the battlefield

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Tula names.

Where this comes from

Rakesh 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.