Neeraj

Neeraj or Niraj (Devanagari: नीरज nīraj) is a Hindu masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'water' and  'born' and has the primary meaning of 'lotus'. The same Sanskrit word can also be a compound of ' 'without' (which takes the form ' because of sandhi with the following word) and  'dust', 'emotion', with the overall meaning 'free from dust' or 'free from passion'