Boy · Tamil, with Sanskrit rājan · Tamil
Thangaraj
தங்கராஜ்Say it THUNG-ga-raaj
- Meaning
- Golden king Tamil Lexicon, p. 1710
- Say it
- THUNG-ga-raaj
- Written
- தங்கராஜ்
- Other spellings
- Thangarajan, Thangarasu, Thangaraju
Thangaraj
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Thangaraj meaning
Thangaraj (தங்கராஜ்) is a Tamil boy's name.
Golden king
Thangaraj (தங்கராஜ்) means 'golden king'. It joins taṅkam, which the Tamil Lexicon gives as pure gold and as anything precious, with rāj, king, the Tamil irācaṉ from Sanskrit rājan. The pure-Tamil form of the same name is Thangarasu, with arasu, king, and longer forms are Thangarajan and Thangaraju. It is a traditional Tamil boys' name that pairs the family's affection, 'my gold', with the wish for a noble life.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 1710 · entry taṅkam (தங்கம்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, taṅkam (தங்கம்), p. 1710 · Tamil Lexicon, irācaṉ (இராசன்), p. 320 · Monier-Williams, rājan, p. 874
How the name is built
- Thanga தங்க: gold; something precious
Tamil Lexicon 1710 - Raj ராஜ்: king
Tamil Lexicon 320 · Monier-Williams 874
Spellings
Thangaraj · Thangarajan · Thangarasu · Thangaraju