Surname · Punjabi · Urdu · sd
راجپوت
“prince”
راجپوت (rājpūt) is a surname from Sanskrit. It is used in Urdu, Punjabi, and Sindhi.
Punjabi and Urdu and sdWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: rājpūt.
Meaning & origin
What it means
راجپوت goes back to Sanskrit राजपुत्र, meaning “prince.”
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How it developed
From Sanskrit राजपुत्र (“prince”), built from Punjabi راج (“king”) + پُتّ (“son”).
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راجپوت’s family of names
In Urdu usage, راجپوت as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with راوت. In Punjabi usage, راجپوت as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as rājpūt. In Sindhi usage, راجپوت as a surname can be written in the Roman alphabet as rājpūtu.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
راجپوت has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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