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Gururaj
गुरुराजSay it goo-roo-RAAJ
- Meaning today
- King of teachers
- Original meaning
- "king among teachers" Monier-Williams, 359; 872
- Say it
- goo-roo-RAAJ
- Written
- गुरुराज
- Other spellings
- Gururaja, Gururaju
Gururaj
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Gururaj meaning
Gururaj (गुरुराज) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (Kannada usage).
King among teachers
Also used to mean: king of teachers
Gururaj (गुरुराज) joins guru and rāja. Monier-Williams defines guru as a spiritual preceptor who initiates and teaches a pupil, and more widely as any venerable person, and gives rāja as a king or the best of its kind. Together they mean "king among teachers", the meaning name lists also give. The name is used mainly in Karnataka, often as Gururaja in Kannada and Gururaju in Telugu.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), 359; 872 · entry guru; rāja · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, guru, p. 359 · Monier-Williams, rāja, p. 872
Fits your syllable
First sound गु
Dhanishta nakshatra, pada 3 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is गू, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Gururaj · Gururaja · Gururaju