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Udayraj
उदयराजSay it oo-dye-RAAJ
- Meaning today
- King of the rising sun
- Original meaning
- "king of the rising (sun) (udaya + rāja)" Monier-Williams, p. 186
- Say it
- oo-dye-RAAJ
- Written
- उदयराज
- Other spellings
- Uday Raj, Udairaj
- First sound
- उ · Vrishabh rashi
Udayraj
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Udayraj meaning
Udayraj (उदयराज) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (compound). By its first sound, उ, it is a Vrishabh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
King of the rising (sun) (udaya + rāja)
Also used to mean: king of the rising sun
Udayraj (उदयराज) joins udaya, which Monier-Williams gives as rising, especially the rising of the sun, and also success and prosperity, with rāja, "king" or "the best of its kind". Name lists give it as "king of the rising sun" or "king of rising", and some link it with Sūrya; that is a fair reading of the parts, though the compound is not recorded as a name of the sun. Udaya is also the name of the eastern mountain behind which the sun was thought to rise. Udayraj is an older-style name, often written as two words, Uday Raj.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 186 · entry udaya · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, udaya, p. 186 · Monier-Williams, rāja, p. 872
Fits your syllable
First sound उ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 3 · Vrishabh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Udayraj · Uday Raj · Udairaj