Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Meaning | Lotus flower[ citation needed] |
Region of origin | India, Nepal |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Niraj |
Neeraj or Niraj ( Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a 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]
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Meaning | Lotus flower[ citation needed] |
Region of origin | India, Nepal |
Other names | |
Alternative spelling | Niraj |
Neeraj or Niraj ( Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a 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]