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Annapurna
अन्नपूर्णाSay it un-nuh-POOR-naa
- Meaning today
- Goddess of food, giver of nourishment
- Original meaning
- "name of a goddess, a form of Durga; literally "full of food"" Monier-Williams, p. 45
- Say it
- un-nuh-POOR-naa
- Written
- अन्नपूर्णा
- Other spellings
- Annapoorna, Annapurani
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Annapurna
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Annapurna meaning
Annapurna (अन्नपूर्णा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Name of a goddess, a form of Durga; literally "full of food"
Also used to mean: goddess of food, giver of nourishment
Annapurna (अन्नपूर्णा) joins Sanskrit anna, "food", and pūrṇa, "full". Monier-Williams gives the adjective anna-pūrṇa as filled with food, and Annapūrṇā as a goddess, a form of Durgā. She is worshipped as the giver of nourishment, most famously at her temple in Varanasi, where she is shown holding a ladle and a vessel of rice. Name lists give "goddess of food" or "giver of nourishment", in line with the dictionary. The Himalayan massif Annapurna in Nepal carries her name.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Durga.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 45 · entry annapūrṇā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, annapūrṇā, p. 45 · Wikipedia, Annapurna (goddess)
Famous namesakes
- Annapurna, the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment
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
Annapurna · Annapoorna · Annapurani