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Jugraj
ਜੁਗਰਾਜSay it joog-RAAJ
- Meaning
- Jug (an age, era) joined with rāj (king, rule) Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- joog-RAAJ
- Spelling in Punjabi
- ਜੁਗਰਾਜ
- Spelling in English
- Jugraj, Jugraaj
Jugraj
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Jugraj meaning
Jugraj (ਜੁਗਰਾਜ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Jug (an age, era) joined with rāj (king, rule)
Jugraj (ਜੁਗਰਾਜ) joins two words. Jug is the Punjabi form of Sanskrit yuga, one of the great ages of the world such as Satjug; the Mahan Kosh also gives it as the world itself and, in another sense, something joined or paired. Rāj is a king or kingdom, and in compounds the chief or foremost. Together the name reads as "king of the age" or "ruler of the era", which is how name lists usually explain it. The Japji uses jug on Ang 2 of the Guru Granth Sahib, where it speaks of a life lasting through all four ages. Jugraj is a modern Sikh boys' name; the Indian hockey drag-flicker Jugraj Singh is a well-known bearer. The full name is not a Mahan Kosh headword, so its meaning is read from its two parts.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਜੁਗ · See the entry · checked 30 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਜੁਗ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 2 · Mahan Kosh, ਰਾਜ (srigranth.org) · Jugraj Singh (field hockey, born 1996), Wikipedia
Famous namesakes
- Jugraj Singh, Indian hockey drag-flicker
How the name is built
- Jug ਜੁਗ: an age or era (yuga); the world; joined, a pair
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 2 - Raj ਰਾਜ: king, kingdom; in compounds 'chief, foremost'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 47
Spellings
Jugraj · Jugraaj