Raj
Arabic and Sanskrit
"hope; ruler"
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Updated Wed Feb 04 2026
Raj Origin and Meaning
Variation of Rajah
Famous People Named Raj
- Rajakumaran "Raj" RajaratnamSri Lankan,American hedge fund manager
- Raj Ballav KoiralaNepalese actor
- Raj KapoorIndian actor
- Raj KhoslaIndian film director
- Raj Kamal JhaIndian novelist
- Swararaj Shrikant "Raj" ThackerayIndian politician
The name Raj in Pop Culture
- Rajesh "Raj" Koothrappalicharacter on TV's The Big Bang Theory
- RajSanskrit term for "empire"
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