name
Devaraj
dev-ah-RAAJ
dɛvɑˈrɑːdʒListen
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Syllable breakdown
Devaraj
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Kannada (India/Karnataka)
- Meaning
- a Kannada and Sanskrit masculine name meaning king of the gods or lord of the divine, combining the Sanskrit deva meaning god or divine being with raja meaning king or lord; Devaraj is an epithet of Indra, the king of the Vedic pantheon, but in daily Kannada usage it functions as a personal name celebrating both royal dignity and divine association, expressing the aspiration that the child will embody the qualities of leadership, generosity, and divine favour that the name implies; in Karnataka the name is inseparable from the memory of Rajkumar, the beloved Kannada film actor born Singanallur Puttaswamayya Muthuraju who was known throughout Karnataka by his screen name, and from Devaraj Urs, the progressive Chief Minister of Karnataka who implemented radical land reforms in the 1970s and remains a celebrated figure in Kannada political history
- Gender
- male
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