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Raghu

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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.

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grandparents, heroes, Hinduism, isograms, kings, mythology, quickness
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Entry updated December 8, 2017

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