Jalaj
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (November 2018) |
| Gender | male |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | lotus |
| Region of origin | India |
Jalaj (Devanagari: जलज) is an Indian masculine given name that originates from Sanskrit language. The Sanskrit word jalaja (a compound of jala 'water' and ja 'born') means 'produced or born or living or growing in water, coming from or peculiar to water'[1] and can refer, among other things, to the lotus.[citation needed]. Other given names with the same meaning are Pankaj, Neeraj and Saroj.
Notable people
[edit]- Jai Kumar Jalaj (born 1932), prominent figure in Hindi Literature.
- Jalaj Saxena (born 1986), Indian cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ 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.