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Neeraj
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Lotus flower[citation needed]
Region of origin	Uttar Pradesh
Other names
Alternative spelling	Niraj

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Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a Hindu masculine given name. The Sanskrit word nīraja is a compound of nīra 'water' and -ja 'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'.^[1] The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of nis- 'without' (which takes the form nī- because of sandhi with the following word) and raja 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.

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[MWSD-1] Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English Dictionary: Etymologically and Philologically Arranged with Special Reference to Cognate Indo-European Languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. OCLC 685239912.

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-'''Neeraj''' or '''Niraj''' ([[Devanagari]]: नीरज {{transl|hi|nīraj}}) is an Indian masculine [[given name]]. The Sanskrit word ''{{IAST|nīraja}}'' is a [[Sanskrit compound|compound]] of ''{{IAST|nīra}}'' 'water' and ''{{IAST|-ja}}'' 'born' and has the primary meaning of [[lotus flower|'lotus']].<ref name="MWSD">{{MWSD<!--December 2015-->}}</ref> The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of ''{{IAST|nis-}}'' 'without' (which takes the form ''{{IAST|nī-}}'' because of [[sandhi]] with the following word) and ''{{IAST|raja}}'' 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'<ref name="MWSD"/>
+'''Neeraj''' or '''Niraj''' ([[Devanagari]]: नीरज {{transl|hi|nīraj}}) is a Hindu masculine [[given name]]. The Sanskrit word ''{{IAST|nīraja}}'' is a [[Sanskrit compound|compound]] of ''{{IAST|nīra}}'' 'water' and ''{{IAST|-ja}}'' 'born' and has the primary meaning of [[lotus flower|'lotus']].<ref name="MWSD">{{MWSD<!--December 2015-->}}</ref> The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of ''{{IAST|nis-}}'' 'without' (which takes the form ''{{IAST|nī-}}'' because of [[sandhi]] with the following word) and ''{{IAST|raja}}'' 'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'<ref name="MWSD"/>
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 {{given name|cat=none|type=both}}
 [[Category:Indian masculine given names]]
+[[Category:Masculine given names]]
 [[Category:Sanskrit-language names]]