Rajiv

Classical Sanskrit origin

राजीव (rājīva): a blue lotus-flower.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

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: Tula
• Nakshatra: Vishakha
• More names starting with R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Blue lotus, one named after lotus”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Faridkot — Named from Faridkot, sacred Punjabi land
• Jhansi — Named after historic Rani Lakshmibai city
• Ambu — Water, river, named for coastal Odisha waters
• Chilika — Named after Chilika Lake, pure as water
• Odisha — Named after the land of Odisha, the pure land
• Eknambikrishnan — Devotee of one-named Lord

More boys' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Ganesh — Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god
• Vivek — Wisdom, discernment, intelligence
• Vinayak — Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles
• Aniket — Homeless wanderer, Lord Shiva
• Anand — Joy, bliss, happiness
• Chinmay — Full of knowledge, consciousness

Other names under Tula rashi

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Reyansh — Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Rohan — Ascending, growing
• Rudra — Lord Shiva, storm god
• Riya — Singer, graceful
• Ranveer — Hero of the battlefield

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Tula names.

Where this comes from

Rajiv's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.