Rajah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rajah

What is the meaning of the name Rajah ?

The baby name Rajah is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced RAH-jah (IPA: /ˈrɑːdʒə/).

Rajah is Hindi, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rajah is the Anglicized form of Raja, a royal title and personal name from Sanskrit rājan “king,” via Prakrit and modern Indo‑Aryan languages such as Hindi and Punjabi. Carried across the Indian subcontinent and into Malay and Indonesian as a Sanskrit loan, it denotes a monarch or chieftain; the -h in Rajah reflects older English transliteration practices.

As a given name, Rajah has been used in South Asia and the diaspora since at least the 19th century, buoyed by colonial-era literature and references to regional rulers (e.g., the White Rajahs of Sarawak). Variants include Raja, Raaja, Rajaa, and the hypocoristic Raj; related names are Rajan, Rajesh, Rajendra, and the feminine counterpart Rani/Ranee. Meaning centers on sovereignty, leadership, and nobility. In contemporary use it skews masculine; note that Arabic Rajaʾ (“hope”) - sometimes used for girls - shares spelling without the final h but is etymologically distinct.