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Raghunandan
रघुनन्दनSay it ruh-ghoo-NUN-dun
- Meaning today
- Son of the raghu dynasty, lord rama
- Original meaning
- "son or descendant of Raghu, a name of Rāma" Monier-Williams, p. 860
- Say it
- ruh-ghoo-NUN-dun
- Written
- रघुनन्दन
- Other spellings
- Raghunandana, Ragunandan
Raghunandan
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Raghunandan meaning
Raghunandan (रघुनन्दन) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Son or descendant of Raghu, a name of Rāma
Also used to mean: son of the raghu dynasty, lord rama
Raghunandan (रघुनन्दन) is Sanskrit raghu-nandana, "son or descendant of Raghu", which Monier-Williams records as a name of Rāma from the Rāmāyaṇa. Nandana literally means "one who gladdens" and is the usual poetic word for a son. The name is used in Bengal, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Its best-known historical bearer is Raghunandana, the sixteenth-century Bengali scholar whose digests on Hindu law and ritual guided Bengali practice for centuries.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Ram.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 860 · entry raghunandana · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, raghunandana, p. 860 · Wikipedia, Raghunandana
Famous namesakes
- Raghunandana, 16th-century Bengali legal scholar
Fits your syllable
First sound र
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is रा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Raghunandan · Raghunandana · Ragunandan