Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil Scripts राघव(Sanskrit) రాఘవ(Telugu) ರಾಘವ(Kannada) രാഘവ(Malayalam) ராகவா(Tamil) Pronounced Pron. /ˈɾɑː.ɡʱɐ.ʋɐ/(Sanskrit) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "descendant of Raghu" in Sanskrit. This is an epithet of the Hindu god Rama, also used in the dual to refer to both Rama and his brother Lakshmana.