Neeraj
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Lotus flower[citation needed] |
| Region of origin | India, Nepal |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Niraj |
Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is an Hindu 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 with titles beginning with Neeraj
- All pages with titles beginning with Nirraj
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.
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