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'''Rājīb''' ({{lang-hi|राजीव}} [[Bengali language|Bangla]]: রাজীব ) is a popular [[India]]n male name, also spelt '''Rajeev''' or '''Rajib'''.
'''Rājīv''' ([[Devanagari]]: राजीव, [[Bengali script]]: রাজীব) is a popular [[India]]n, [[Bangladesh]]i, [[Sri Lanka]]n and [[Nepal]]ese male name, also spelt '''Rajeev''', '''Rajive''', '''Rajib''', '''Rajeeb''', '''Rajiva''' and '''Rajiba'''.


It is said that the lotus flower (''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''), though it grows in muddy water, doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it; such is the quality described as ''rājīv''. Today, in several Indian languages, including [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[madhesi language|Madheshi]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Kannada]], ''rājīv'' is the word for "lotus flower".
It is said that the lotus flower (''[[Nelumbo nucifera]]''), though it grows in muddy water, doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it; such is the quality described as ''rājīv''. Today, in several Indian languages, including [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[madhesi language|Madheshi]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Kannada]], ''rājīv'' is the word for "lotus flower".


In the ''[[Rāmāyaṇa]]'', [[Rāma]]'s [[epithet]]s include ''Rājīv-Lochan'', meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers".
In the ''[[Rāmāyaṇa]]'', [[Rāma]]'s [[epithet]]s include ''Rājīv-Lochan'', meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers".


==Notable people named Rajiv or Rajeev==
==Notable people named Rajiv, Rajive or Rajeev==
*[[Akshay Kumar]], actor (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)
*[[Akshay Kumar]], Indian-Canadian actor and martial artist (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)
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*[[Rajiv Dixit]], Indian social activist and associated with Swadeshi movement
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*[[Raj Goyle|Rajeev Goyle]], Congressional candidate from Kansas
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*[[Rajeev Khandelwal]], actor
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*[[Rajeev Motwani]], professor of computer science
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*[[Rajeev Paul]], Indian actor
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], Indian Tamil language actor
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], Indian Tamil language actor
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*[[Rajeev Ram]], American tennis player
*[[Rajiv Anchal]], film director
*[[Rajiv Anchal]], film director
*[[Rajive Bagrodia]], American computer scientist
*[[Rajiv Bapna]], founder and director of Amkette
*[[Rajiv Bapna]], founder and director of Amkette
*[[Rajeev Bikram Shah]], Nepalese politician
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*[[Rajiv Gandhi]], former [[Prime Minister of India]]
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*[[Rajiv Dixit]], Indian social activist and associated with Swadeshi movement
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*[[Rajiv Gandhi]], former Prime Minister of India
*[[Rajiv Goswami]], political activist
*[[Rajiv Goswami]], political activist
*[[Rajiv Gupta (technocrat)]], former general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
*[[Rajiv Gupta (technocrat)]], former general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
*[[Rajiv Gauba]] (born 1959), Indian Administrative Service and Home Secretary of India
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*[[Rajiv Joseph]], playwright
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*[[Raj Goyle|Rajeev Goyle]], United States Congressional candidate from Kansas
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*[[Rajiv Kapoor]], actor
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*[[Rajeev Khandelwal]], Indian actor
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*[[Rajiv Joseph]], American playwright
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*[[Rajiv Kapoor]], Indian actor
*[[Rajive Kumar]] (born 1958), Indian Administrative Service officer and former Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh
*[[Rajiv Kulkarni]], Indian former cricketer
*[[Rajiv Kulkarni]], Indian former cricketer
*[[Rajib Lochan Pegu]], Indian politician
*[[Rajiv Mehrotra]], journalist
*[[Rajiv Menon]], cinematographer and director
*[[Rajiv Mehrotra]], Indian journalist
*[[Rajiv Mishra]], media professional
*[[Rajiv Menon]], Indian cinematographer and director
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*[[Rajeev Motwani]], Indian professor of computer science
*[[Rajiv Ouseph]], professional English badminton player
*[[Rajiv Ouseph]], English professional badminton player
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*[[Rajeev Paul]], Indian actor
*[[Rajiv Patel]], musician
*[[Rajiv Patel]], musician
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*[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], [[Bharatiya Janta Party]] politician
*[[Rajiv Rai]], director
*[[Rajiv Rai]], director
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*[[Rajeev Ram]], American tennis player
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*[[Rajiv Singh]] (born 1958/59), Indian businessman
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*[[Rajiv Pratap Rudy]], Bharatiya Janata Party politician
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*[[Rajeev Suri]], CEO of [[Nokia]]
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*[[Rajiv Shah]], American government official
*[[Rajiv Satyal]], Indian-American comedian
*[[Rajiv Satyal]], Indian-American comedian
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*[[Rajiv Shah]], American government official
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*[[Rajiv Singh]] (born 1958 or 1959), Indian businessman
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*[[Rajeev Suri]], chief executive officer of [[Nokia]]

==Notable people named Rajib or Rajeeb==
*[[Rajib Ghosh (footballer)|Rajib Ghosh]], Indian footballer
*[[Rajib Ghorui]], Indian footballer
*[[Rajib Banerjee]], Indian politician
*[[Rajib Boro]], Indian footballer
*[[Rajib Lochan Pegu]], Indian politician
*[[Rajib Lochan Pegu]], Indian politician
*[[Rajib Saha]], Indian global business leader
*[[Rajib Dutta (cricketer, born 1971)|Rajib Dutta (born 1971)]], Indian former cricketer
*[[Rajib Dutta (cricketer, born 1980)|Rajib Dutta (born 1980)]], Indian former cricketer
*[[Rajeeb Dey]], British entrepreneur
*[[Rajeeb Samdani]], Bangladeshi industrialist and art collector

==Notable people named Rajiva==
*[[Rajiva Wijesinha]], Sri Lankan writer

==Rajib: places==
*[[Al-Rajib]] in Greater Amman, Jordan
*[[Rajeb]] or Rajib, town in Jordan; ancient Regev/Reğeb/Ragaba


==See also==
*[[Rajab]], the seventh month of the Islamic calendar


[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Masculine given names]]

Latest revision as of 06:53, 22 June 2024

Rājīv (Devanagari: राजीव, Bengali script: রাজীব) is a popular Indian, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and Nepalese male name, also spelt Rajeev, Rajive, Rajib, Rajeeb, Rajiva and Rajiba.

It is said that the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), though it grows in muddy water, doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it; such is the quality described as rājīv. Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Madheshi, Nepali, Assamese, Marathi and Kannada, rājīv is the word for "lotus flower".

In the Rāmāyaṇa, Rāma's epithets include Rājīv-Lochan, meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers".

Notable people named Rajiv, Rajive or Rajeev

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Notable people named Rajib or Rajeeb

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Notable people named Rajiva

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Rajib: places

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  • Al-Rajib in Greater Amman, Jordan
  • Rajeb or Rajib, town in Jordan; ancient Regev/Reğeb/Ragaba

See also

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  • Rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic calendar
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