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Rajagopal
राजगोपालSay it raa-juh-GO-paal
- Meaning today
- King of cowherds, lord krishna
- Original meaning
- "king of cowherds: rāja + gopāla, a name of Kṛṣṇa" Monier-Williams, p. 365
- Say it
- raa-juh-GO-paal
- Written
- राजगोपाल
- Other spellings
- Rajgopal, Rajagopalan
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Rajagopal
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Rajagopal meaning
Rajagopal (राजगोपाल) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, रा, it is a Tula rashi name (Chitra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
King of cowherds: rāja + gopāla, a name of Kṛṣṇa
Also used to mean: lord krishna
Rajagopal (राजगोपाल) joins rāja, "king", with gopāla, "cowherd", which Monier-Williams also records as a name of Kṛṣṇa, the divine cowherd of Vrindavan. The name therefore means "king of cowherds" and honours Krishna as a royal figure; at Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu he is worshipped as Rajagopala. It is used in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, where Rajagopalan is the Tamil form, and appears within the name of the statesman C. Rajagopalachari. Rajgopal is the northern spelling.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 365 · entry gopāla · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, gopāla, p. 365 · Monier-Williams, rājan, p. 874 · Wikipedia, C. Rajagopalachari · Wikipedia, Rajagopalaswamy Temple, Mannargudi
Famous namesakes
- C. Rajagopalachari, statesman
Fits your syllable
First sound रा
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Rajagopal · Rajgopal · Rajagopalan