Neeraj

Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is an Indian 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]

For the writer, see Gopaldas Neeraj.
Neeraj
Gendermale
Origin
Meaninglotus flower
Region of originIndia, Nepal
Other names
Alternative spellingNiraj

See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Neeraj
  • All pages with titles beginning with Nirraj

References
  1. Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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