75%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam Scripts रघु(Sanskrit) ರಘು(Kannada) రఘు(Telugu) രഘു(Malayalam) Meaning & History Means "swift" in Sanskrit. This is the name of a heroic king in Hindu epics, the great-grandfather of Rama. It is also mentioned as the name of a son of Buddha in Buddhist texts. Categories grandparents, heroes, Hinduism, isograms, kings, mythology, quickness