Definitions for Raghu
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1. Raghu

   Raghu was a ruler of the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to the Raghuvamsha, he was born to the king Dilīpa and his queen Sudakshina. His name in Sanskrit means the fast one, deriving from Raghu's chariot-driving abilities. So celebrated were the exploits of Raghu, that his dynasty itself came to be known as the Raghuvamsha or the Raghukula after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsha. After acceding to the throne, he expanded his kingdom in all four directions. Later, on the instruction of his Guru Vashistha, he performed Vishwajit Yajna and gave all his wealth as Dāna. After completion of Yajna when all the wealth was given as Dāna, Sage Kautsa, a disciple of Vartantu came, to whom Raghu asked, "what should be given to him as Guru-Dakshina?", to which Kautsa replied, "your Seva would suffice". Kautsa became furious when Raghu persisted repeatedly and said to him, "having learnt 14 Vidyas from me, you must give me 14 koti gold coins as Guru-Dakshina". Raghu, being a man of his words, asked him to rest in his palace and assured him of giving the Guru-Dakshina within a day. Raghu commanded his army to gear up for invasion to Loka of Kubera on the following morning. When he was heading towards the Kuber Loka, his treasurer came to him and told him that Kubera, by the virtue of fear of Raghu, rained gold coins last night. Hence, Raghu gave those gold coins as Guru-Dakshina to Sage Kautsa and fulfilled his Vachan.

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1. Raghu

   The Great Emperor Raghu was a valorous king of the Ikshvaku dynasty. According to the Raghuvamsha, he was born to king Dilīpa and his queen Sudakshina. His name in Sanskrit means the fast one, deriving from Raghu's chariot driving abilities. So celebrated were the exploits of Raghu, that his dynasty itself came to be known as the Raghuvamsha or the Raghukula after him. The history of his dynasty is elaborated upon by Kalidasa in his Raghuvamsha.

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1. RAGHU

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Raghu is ranked #76275 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Raghu surname appeared 252 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Raghu.
   
   82.5% or 208 total occurrences were Asian.
   8.7% or 22 total occurrences were Black.
   3.9% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.9% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Raghu?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Raghu in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Raghu in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Raghu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Raghu in a Sentence

1. Lalitha Mareddy:

   I love water. Raghu Nandikotkur didn't allow that, in our culture, it's not a usual thing to do -- to go for swimming lessons, especially for girls.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raghu
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Raghu
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html