Rahul
Rahul ( Hindi : राहुल ; Bengali : রাহূল ; also: Rahula ) is a popular, masculine, Indian name with a variety of meanings.
Origin and meaning
In its original, earliest form, it meant "conqueror of all misery". The later meaning of the name goes back to the historical Buddha , Siddhartha Gautama , who named his son Rahula and gave the name the meaning "moon" and "the able, the efficient".
Well-known namesake
- Rahul Bose , Indian actor
- Rahul Gandhi , Indian politician and son of Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi
- Rahul Kohli , British actor