# Rajiv

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,931

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit of Indian usage.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit राजीव (rājīva), via various Indian languages. The name means 'lotus flower' in Hindi. In Sanskrit, the word means 'Sri Krishna'.

## Easily confused with
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-rav)
- **Ravi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-ravi)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-rani)
- **Rami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-rami)
- **Raju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-raju)
- **rapid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-rapid)
- **ratio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajiv-vs-ratio)
- **raj** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raj-vs-rajiv)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rain-vs-rajiv)
- **rail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rail-vs-rajiv)
- **raid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raid-vs-rajiv)
- **raja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raja-vs-rajiv)
- **Rafi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rafi-vs-rajiv)
- **radio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/radio-vs-rajiv)
- **rabid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rabid-vs-rajiv)
- **Rahim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rajiv)
- **rajah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajah-vs-rajiv)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arjiv`, `raijv`, `rajivv`, `rajjiv`, `rajvi`, `rjaiv`, `rrajiv`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rajiv