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Anju
अंजूSay it UN-joo
- Meaning today
- Beloved
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- UN-joo
- Written
- अंजू
- Other spellings
- Anjoo
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Anju
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Anju meaning
Anju (अंजू) is a Hindu girl's name of Hindi origin (short form of Sanskrit names). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Meaning today
Beloved
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Anju (अंजू) began as a pet form of longer names such as Anjali and Anjana and has long been given as a name in its own right, from Punjab to Kerala. Anjali is Sanskrit añjali, which Monier-Williams describes as the gesture of joined, cupped hands raised in reverence or offering, and Anjana is the mother of Hanuman. Anju itself has no dictionary entry; name sites give it as "beloved" or "grace", meanings we could not trace to a source. The long jumper Anju Bobby George, bronze medallist at the 2003 World Championships, is its best-known bearer.
References: Wikipedia, Anju (given name) · Monier-Williams, añjali, p. 11 · Wikipedia, Anju Bobby George
Famous namesakes
- Anju Bobby George, Indian long jumper
Fits your syllable
First sound अ
Krittika nakshatra, pada 1 · Mesh rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Anju · Anjoo