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Ruchir
रुचिरSay it roo-CHEER
- Meaning today
- Beautiful, pleasing, radiant
- Original meaning
- "bright, radiant, splendid, beautiful; pleasant, charming" Monier-Williams, p. 882
- Say it
- roo-CHEER
- Written
- रुचिर
- Other spellings
- Ruchhir
Ruchir
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Ruchir meaning
Ruchir (रुचिर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Bright, radiant, splendid, beautiful; pleasant, charming
Also used to mean: pleasing
Ruchir (रुचिर) is Sanskrit rucira, from the verb ruc, "to shine", the root also behind ruci, "light, taste, liking". Monier-Williams gives it as bright, brilliant, radiant, splendid and beautiful, and also pleasant, charming and agreeable, and records Rucira as the name of a son of Senajit. Name lists give "beautiful", "pleasing" or "radiant", all of which match the dictionary. The feminine Ruchira is a separate girls' name. Ruchir is used mainly in north and west India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 882 · entry rucira · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rucira, p. 882
Fits your syllable
First sound रु
Swati nakshatra, pada 1 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is रू, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ruchir · Ruchhir