The story behind Rajneesh
Borrowed from Hindi रजनीश (rajnīś), from Sanskrit रजनीश (rajanīśa, “moon”, literally “lord of the night”).
Pronunciation
US English (ARPAbet): R AA0 JH N IY1 SH
This is a US English dictionary reading of the spelling; personal pronunciations may differ. Digits mark stress: 0 is unstressed, 1 is primary, 2 is secondary. Pronunciation source and notation.
Popularity
Rajneesh ranked #6528 in US for 1986.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Rajneesh
Ramesh
From Sanskrit रमेश (rameśa), meaning "husband of Rama (the goddess Lakshmi)", an epithet of Vishnu and Krishna.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ashish
Borrowed from Sanskrit आशीष (āśīṣa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Dashrath
Borrowed from Sanskrit दशरथ (daśaratha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Daśrath
Borrowed from Sanskrit दशरथ (daśaratha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kailash
Borrowed from Sanskrit कैलास (kailāsa).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Kaustubh
Borrowed from Sanskrit कौस्तुभ (kaustubha).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends H
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Rajneesh
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
Abhilāṣ
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाष (abhilāṣa). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + लाष (lāṣ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ṣ
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Rajneesh
Abhijit
Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिजित् (abhijit).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijñā
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abhijñān
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अभिज्ञान (abhijñāna, “recognition”). By surface analysis, अभि- (abhi-) + ज्ञान (jñān).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length