Neeraj

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Neeraj
Gendermale
Origin
Meaninglotus flower[citation needed]
Region of originIndia, Nepal
Other names
Alternative spellingNiraj

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

References

  1. ^ 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.