Boy · Punjabi · Sikh
Manraj
ਮਨਰਾਜSay it mun-RAAJ
- Meaning today
- King of hearts, ruler of the heart
- Original meaning
- "rāj, a king, of the man, mind or heart" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- mun-RAAJ
- Written
- ਮਨਰਾਜ
Manraj
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Manraj meaning
Manraj (ਮਨਰਾਜ) is a Sikh boy's name of Punjabi origin.
Rāj, a king, of the man, mind or heart
Also used to mean: king of hearts, ruler of the heart
Manraj (ਮਨਰਾਜ) joins man, the mind or heart, with rāj, a king or kingdom. The Mahan Kosh gives man as the mind and inner self, and notes that rāj at the start or end of a compound can mean chief or foremost. The name can be read as one who rules his own mind, or as king of hearts, and name lists give both. Sikh teaching often speaks of mastering the mind, as in the Japji's line that conquering the mind conquers the world. It is a modern boys' name.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਰਾਜ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਮਨ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਰਾਜ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 6
How the name is built
- Man ਮਨ: mind, inner faculty; heart
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 82 - Raj ਰਾਜ: king, kingdom; in compounds 'chief, foremost'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 47