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Rajesh
राजेशSay it RAA-jesh
- Meaning today
- King of kings, lord of kings
- Original meaning
- "lord of kings: rāja 'king' + īśa 'lord, ruler'" Monier-Williams, p. 874
- Say it
- RAA-jesh
- Written
- राजेश
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Rajesh
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Rajesh meaning
Rajesh (राजेश) 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.
Lord of kings: rāja 'king' + īśa 'lord, ruler'
Also used to mean: king of kings
Rajesh (राजेश) joins two Sanskrit words: rāja, "king", the form rājan takes at the start of a compound, and īśa, "lord, master, ruler". Read together they give "lord of kings", which is also how Indian name lists explain it. Monier-Williams does not list rājeśa as a word of its own, but it records the very similar rājeśvara with exactly that sense. A well-known bearer is the film star Rajesh Khanna.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 874 · entry rājan · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rājan, p. 874 · Monier-Williams, īśa, p. 171 · Monier-Williams, rājeśvara, p. 874 · Wikipedia, Rajesh Khanna
Famous namesakes
- Rajesh Khanna, Hindi film star
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.