Boy · Tamil, from Sanskrit Varadarāja · Tamil · Hindu
Varadarajan
வரதராஜன்Say it va-ra-tha-RAA-jun
- Meaning today
- King of boons
- Original meaning
- "Vishnu as worshipped at Kanchipuram, 'king of boon-givers'" Tamil Lexicon, p. 3508
- Say it
- va-ra-tha-RAA-jun
- Written
- வரதராஜன்
- Other spellings
- Varadharajan, Varatharajan, Varadaraj
Varadarajan
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Varadarajan meaning
Varadarajan (வரதராஜன்) is a Tamil and Hindu boy's name.
Vishnu as worshipped at Kanchipuram, 'king of boon-givers'
Also used to mean: king of boons
Varadarajan (வரதராஜன்) is a name of Vishnu as he is worshipped in the great Varadharaja Perumal temple at Kanchipuram. The Tamil Lexicon records varatarājar in that sense, and varataṉ, Sanskrit vara-da, as one who grants boons; Monier-Williams gives varada as granting wishes or answering prayers, and rājan as king. So the name means 'the king who grants boons'. It is used in Tamil Vaishnava families, borne by the Tamil scholar and novelist Mu. Varadarajan.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Vishnu.
Source: Tamil Lexicon, University of Madras (1924–36), p. 3508 · entry varatarājar (வரதராஜர்) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Tamil Lexicon, varatarājar (வரதராஜர்), p. 3508 · Tamil Lexicon, varataṉ (வரதன்), p. 3508 · Monier-Williams, varada, p. 922 · Monier-Williams, rājan, p. 874 · Wikipedia, Mu. Varadarajan · Wikipedia, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
Famous namesakes
- Mu. Varadarajan, Tamil scholar and novelist
Spellings
Varadarajan · Varadharajan · Varatharajan · Varadaraj