Given name · Hindi
राहुल
राहुल (rāhul) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: rāhul.
Meaning & origin
राहुल’s family of names
In Hindi usage, राहुल has a transliteration in rāhul.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named राहुल
- Rahul GandhiIndian politician (1970-present)
- Rahul BoseIndian actorborn 1967
- Rahul DravidIndian cricketerborn 1973
- R. D. BurmanIndian musician (1939–1994)
- Rahul KohliBritish actorborn 1985
- Rahul BajajIndian politician & businessman1938–2022
- Rahul RoyIndian actorborn 1968
- Rahul KhannaIndian actorborn 1972
- Rahul DevIndian actor (born 1968)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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