Neeraj (given name)
| Neeraj | |
|---|---|
| Gender | male |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | lotus flower |
| Region of origin | India |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Niraj |
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Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word nīraja is a compound of nīra 'water' and -ja 'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'.[1] The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of nis- 'without' (which takes the form nī- because of sandhi with the following word) and raja 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'[1]
See also
- All pages beginning with "Neeraj"
- All pages beginning with "Niraj"
References
- 1 2 Monier-Williams, Monier (1899), A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-864308-1, retrieved December 2015
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