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Navraj
ਨਵਰਾਜSay it NUV-raaj
- Meaning today
- New king, new ruler
- Original meaning
- "nav (new) joined with rāj (king, kingdom): new king" Mahan Kosh
- Say it
- NUV-raaj
- Written
- ਨਵਰਾਜ
- Other spellings
- Navraaj
Navraj
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Navraj meaning
Navraj (ਨਵਰਾਜ) is a Sikh and Hindu boy's name of Punjabi origin (from Sanskrit).
Nav (new) joined with rāj (king, kingdom): new king
Also used to mean: new ruler
Navraj (ਨਵਰਾਜ) joins nav, new, with rāj. The Mahan Kosh gives rāj as both a king and a kingdom, and in compounds as chief or foremost; the word occurs in the Guru Granth Sahib at Ang 47. Read together, the name means "new king" or "new reign", which is how name lists give it. Navraj is a boys' name used in Sikh and Punjabi Hindu families. A well-known bearer is the singer and actor Navraj Hans, son of the singer Hans Raj Hans.
Source: Mahan Kosh, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha (1930) · entry ਰਾਜ · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Mahan Kosh, ਰਾਜ (srigranth.org) · Mahan Kosh, ਨਵ (srigranth.org) · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 844 · Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 47 · Wikipedia, Navraj Hans
Famous namesakes
- Navraj Hans, Punjabi singer and actor
How the name is built
- Nav ਨਵ: new; also nine (Sanskrit nava)
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 844 - Raj ਰਾਜ: king, kingdom; in compounds 'chief, foremost'
Mahan Kosh · Guru Granth Sahib Ang 47
Spellings
Navraj · Navraaj