Balaji

B3A1L1A1J8I1

proper noun

A surname from Tamil.

OriginTelugu బాలాజీ ← Tamil பாலாஜி →
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Meanings

proper nounBalaji (plural Balajis)

plural Balajis

  1. A surname from Tamil.

    In recent months Mr Balaji had publicly spoken out against artificial intelligence company OpenAI's practices, which has been fighting a number of lawsuits relating to its data-gathering practices.

    2024 December 14, Alys Davies, “OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment”, in BBC

Origin

  1. Tamilபாலாஜி
  2. Teluguబాలాజీ
  3. EnglishBalaji

From Telugu బాలాజీ (bālājī) and Tamil பாலாஜி (pālāji), a compound of Sanskrit बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + Hindi -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

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Anagrams

BalijaBajali
Cite this entry
APA

Balaji. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balaji

MLA

“Balaji.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balaji. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Balaji,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Balaji.

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