Rājīv (Devanagari: राजीव, Bengali script: রাজীব) is a popular South Asian male name, also spelt Rajeev, Rajive, Rajib, Rajeeb, Rajiva and Rajiba.
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, Nepali, 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, Rajive or Rajeev
Akshay Kumar, Indian-Canadian actor and martial artist (birth name Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia)