Raj - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Raj \raj\ is a variant of Rajan (Hindi, Sanskrit), and the meaning of Raj is "king".

The baby name Raj sounds like Rai, Raja, Ray and Rae. Other similar baby names are Ras, Rad, Ram, Rab and Taj.

Raj is an uncommon first name for men but a somewhat common last name for both men and women (#45765 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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