Raj - Meaning of Raj

What does Raj mean?

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[ 1 syll. raj, ra-j ] The baby boy name Raj is pronounced RAHZ- †. Raj is of Sanskrit, Arabic, and Germanic origin, and it is used mainly in English, Indian, and Arabic. Sanskrit origin, English and Indian use: It is derived from the element raja with the meaning 'king, prince'.

In addition, Raj is a shortening of the Arabic Rajab.

Raj is also a form of the English, French, and German Roger.

Forms of Raj include the Indian Raja, the Indian Rajam, the Indian Rajan, the name Rajj, and the Indian Raju.

See also the related categories, king, english, sanskrit, germanic (german), and arabic.

Raj is seldom used as a baby name for boys. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the group of boy names directly related to Raj, Roger was the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Raj include Race, Rach, Rajesh, Rajj, Rakesh, Ras, Rasesh, Rash, Rashîd, Rayce, Raz, Recks, Reece, Reeg, Rees, Reese, Reggie, Reks, Reshaw, and Rex.

† Pronunciation for Raj: R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)"