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Ankur
अंकुरSay it UN-koor
- Meaning today
- Sprout, shoot, sapling
- Original meaning
- "a sprout, shoot or young blade" Monier-Williams, p. 7
- Say it
- UN-koor
- Written
- अंकुर
- Other spellings
- Ankoor
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Ankur
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Ankur meaning
Ankur (अंकुर) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
A sprout, shoot or young blade
Also used to mean: sapling
Ankur (अंकुर) is the Sanskrit aṅkura, a sprout, shoot or young blade of grass. Monier-Williams gives that as its main sense, along with a few minor ones from medical texts, and records a related verb meaning to sprout or to bud. In Hindi aṅkur still means a seedling or sprout, and Shyam Benegal's 1974 film Ankur took its title from it. Name lists give Ankur as "sprout", "shoot" or "sapling", matching the dictionary.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 7 · entry aṅkura · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, aṅkura, p. 7 · Wikipedia, Ankur (1974 film)
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
Ankur · Ankoor