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Hemraj
हेमराजSay it HAYM-raaj
- Meaning today
- King of gold, golden king
- Original meaning
- "personal name (of an author); from hema 'gold' and rāja 'king'" Monier-Williams, p. 1304
- Say it
- HAYM-raaj
- Written
- हेमराज
- Other spellings
- Hemaraj, Hemraaj
- First sound
- हे · Kark rashi
Hemraj
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Hemraj meaning
Hemraj (हेमराज) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, हे, it is a Kark rashi name (Pushya nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Personal name (of an author); from hema 'gold' and rāja 'king'
Also used to mean: king of gold, golden king
Hemraj (हेमराज) joins Sanskrit hema, "gold", and rāja, "king", the form rājan takes in compounds, where it can also mean the chief or best of its kind. Name lists give it as "king of gold" or "golden king", which is the plain reading of the parts. Monier-Williams records Hemarāja as the name of a Sanskrit author, so the name has a long history of use. It is a traditional name in Hindu families.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1304 · entry hema-rāja · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, hema-rāja, p. 1304 · Monier-Williams, hema, p. 1305 · Monier-Williams, rāja, p. 872
Fits your syllable
First sound हे
Pushya nakshatra, pada 2 · Kark rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Hemraj · Hemaraj · Hemraaj