name
Rahul
RAH-hul
/ˈrɑːhʊl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
rahul
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Sanskrit/Bengali (Bangladesh/India)
- Meaning
- Son of the Buddha; conqueror of all miseries
- Gender
- male
Pronunciation tips
Name of Siddhartha Gautama's son before he became the Buddha; widely popular across India and Bangladesh
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