Rajiv

Rājīv (Hindi: राजीव) is a popular Indian male name, also spelt Rajeev or Rajib.

It is said that the lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera), though it grows in muddy water, doesn't accumulate the mud particles onto it; such is the quality described as rājīv. Today, in several Indian languages, including Hindi, Telugu, Bengali, Madheshi, Assamese, Marathi and Kannada, rājīv is the word for "lotus flower".

In the Rāmāyaṇa, Rāma's epithets include Rājīv-Lochan, meaning "one whose eyes are like lotus flowers".

Notable people named Rajiv or Rajeev

• Akshay Kumar, actor (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)
• Rajiv Dixit, Indian social activist and associated with Swadeshi movement
• Rajeev Goyle, failed Congressional candidate from Kansas
• Rajeev Khandelwal, actor
• Rajeev Motwani, professor of computer science
• Rajeev Paul, Indian actor
• Rajeev, Indian Tamil language actor
• Rajeev Ram, American tennis player
• Rajiv Anchal, film director
• Rajiv Bapna, founder and director of Amkette
• Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India
• Rajiv Goswami, political activist
• Rajiv Gupta (technocrat), former general manager of Hewlett Packard's E-speak project
• Rajiv Joseph, playwright
• Rajiv Kapoor, actor
• Rajiv Kulkarni, former Indian cricketer
• Rajiv Mehrotra, journalist
• Rajiv Menon, cinematographer and director
• Rajiv Mishra, media professional
• Rajiv Ouseph, professional English badminton player
• Rajiv Patel, musician
• Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Bharatiya Janta Party politician
• Rajiv Rai, director
• Rajeev Suri, CEO of Nokia
• Rajiv Shah, American government official
• Rajiv Satyal, Indian-American Comedian
• Rajiv Devmore, COEP, Metallurgist
• Rajeev Chandrashekhar, Member of Parliament and Chairman Jupiter group.
• Rajeev Pawar, Banker
• Rajib Lochan Pegu, Indian politician