Probably means "handsome king." Greek name from Persian Kambujiya, a royal name borne by numerous ancient Iranians. The etymology is disputed, and there are many possibilities, but the most likely is that the name derived from the Kamboja tribe and their country, Cambodia, itself from the name of their ancient warrior king, Kamboja, who won the Divine Sword from king Kuvalashava of Kosala. Scholars have accepted that the royal Persian name, Kambujiya, is a form of Sanskrit Kamboja and Greek Cambyses/Kambyses and believe that it is probable that the legendary Kamboja of the Mahabharata was an earlier Kambujiya from the royal line of Persian Achaemenids who gave his name to the clan. As for its meaning, there are several possibilities, the most likely being that put forth by scholar Dr. Moti Chandra who says that it literally means "handsome king." His view is reinforced by Valmiki Ramayana, as well as by several verses of the Mahabharata which strongly testify that the ancient Kambojas and their princes were extremely handsome.