There is another viewpoint about the origin of the name. Since Kotte kingdom was the main kingdom during 1412-1597, "Rajagiriya" area took a major place in Kingdom's security. In Sinhala Language, the word Rajagiriya is made of the combination of words 'Raja'+'Giriya'.'Raja'(රාජ) means 'King' and 'Giriya'(ගිරිය) means 'Neck' or 'Rock'. The castle was not that much far from Rajagiriya. Since there're no significant mountains or rocks and the area is almost a plain, it believes not to be meant with that Rock meaning. In the Sinhala language, neck is used to distinguish not only the physical part of the body, but also some very important thing. So those elder people who live in this area believes, 'Rajagiriya word was made because of its importance in the Kingdom of Kotte.