Given name · Telugu
రాజు
“king”
రాజు (rāju) is a masculine given name from Sanskrit, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Telugu.
TeluguWritten in Telugu script. In English: rāju.
Meaning & origin
What it means
రాజు goes back to Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā, meaning “king.”
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Where it comes from
రాజు comes from Sanskrit, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Sanskrit राजन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hrā́ȷ́ā (“king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrā́ȷ́ā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵō.
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రాజు’s family of names
In Telugu usage, రాజు can be written in the Roman alphabet as rāju. In Telugu usage, రాజు has a transliteration in rāju.
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.
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