Raghava
Raghava means Descendant of Raghu, Rama.
| Gender | boy |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Telugu |
| Language | Telugu |
| Starts with | R |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.
- Rashi: Mesh
- Nakshatra: Ashwini
- More names starting with R
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Descendant of Raghu, Rama”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Raghav — Descendant of Raghu, a name of Lord Rama himself
- Raghunath — Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu
- Raghuvir — Hero of the Raghu clan, valiant one
- Raghuveersingh — Lion brave like Raghu dynasty
- Raghavendra — Chief of the Raghu dynasty
- Vamsi — Flute, descendant
More boys' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin
Other names under Mesh rashi
- Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
- Aradhya — Worthy of worship
- Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
- Aarohi — Musical note, ascending
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.
Where this comes from
Raghava has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.