The story behind Rāghav
Borrowed from Sanskrit राघव (rāghava).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɾɑː.ɡʱəʋ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [ɾäː.ɡʱɐʋ]
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Names Similar to Rāghav
Rajiv
From Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva), via various Indian languages. The name means 'lotus flower' in Hindi. In Sanskrit, the word means 'Sri Krishna'.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Rājīv
Borrowed from Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ārav
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरव (ārava).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Atharv
Derived from Sanskrit अथर्वन् (atharvan).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Gaurav
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गौरव (gaurava, “cumbrousness, importance”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Keśav
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केशव (keśava).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends V
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rāghav
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rāghav
Aarti
Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhay
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभय (abhaya), equivalent to अ- (a-) + भय (bhay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length