Rajakumari as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Rajakumari

What is the meaning of the name Rajakumari ?

The baby name Rajakumari is a Female name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /rɑː.dʒə.kuːˈmɑː.ri/ (rah-juh-koo-MAH-ree).

Rajakumari is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Rajakumari is a feminine given name of Indo-Aryan origin, from Sanskrit rāja “king” + kumārī “maiden, daughter,” literally “king’s daughter,” hence “princess.” The compound rāja-kumārī entered many modern South Asian languages via Sanskrit and Prakrit, and is understood across Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Bengali, and several Dravidian languages through literary and film circulation. It conveys regal grace alongside youthful innocence.

As a personal name, Rajakumari grew from a hereditary title used in princely states into a popular 20th‑century given name, especially in South India; it is notable in cinema through the actress T. R. Rajakumari and the Tamil film Rajakumari (1947). Common variants and spellings include Rajkumari (Hindi/North India), Raja Kumari (spaced form), and the diacritic form Rājakumārī; nicknames such as Raji or Kumari appear in families. Related regional equivalents include Ilavarasi (Tamil), and Nepali and Bengali share the form Rajkumari.

⚙ Rajakumari is far from common. In all, it turns up just 74 times, across 9 countries.