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Rajpal
राजपालSay it raaj-PAAL
- Meaning today
- Royal protector, protector of the kingdom
- Original meaning
- "royal protector: rāja + pāla 'protector'; name of a royal family" Monier-Williams, p. 873
- Say it
- raaj-PAAL
- Written
- राजपाल
- Other spellings
- Rajapal, Raj Pal
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
Rajpal
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Rajpal meaning
Rajpal (राजपाल) 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.
Royal protector: rāja + pāla 'protector'; name of a royal family
Also used to mean: protector of the kingdom
Rajpal (राजपाल) joins rāja, "king", with pāla, which Monier-Williams gives as a guard, protector or keeper, and also a king as "protector of the earth". The name therefore reads "royal protector" or "protector of the kingdom", as name lists say. Monier-Williams records rāja-pāla itself as the name of a king and of a royal family. The name is used in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, where Rajpal is also a family name. A well-known bearer is the comic actor Rajpal Yadav.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 873 · entry rājapāla · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rājapāla, p. 873 · Monier-Williams, pāla, p. 622 · Wikipedia, Rajpal Yadav
Famous namesakes
- Rajpal Yadav, Hindi film actor
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
Rajpal · Rajapal · Raj Pal