Rahul

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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