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Anu
अनुSay it UH-noo
- Meaning today
- Atom, follower
- Original meaning
- "after, along (prefix); name of a king, a son of Yayati" Monier-Williams, p. 31
- Say it
- UH-noo
- Written
- अनु
- Other spellings
- Annu
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Anu
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Anu meaning
Anu (अनु) 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.
Meaning today
Atom, follower
Original Sanskrit meaning
"after, along (prefix); name of a king, a son of Yayati"
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 31 · entry anu · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
Anu (अनु) is a short Indian girls' name, given on its own and as a pet form of names such as Anuradha, Anupama and Anushka. Name lists usually gloss it as "atom". That sense belongs to Sanskrit aṇu, spelt with a retroflex ṇ, which Monier-Williams gives as minute, atomic, an atom of matter. The name is normally written with the ordinary n, and in Sanskrit this anu is the familiar prefix meaning after, along or following; Monier-Williams also lists Anu as a king, one of the sons of Yayati. The actress Anu Aggarwal is a well-known bearer.
References: Monier-Williams, anu, p. 31 · Monier-Williams, aṇu, p. 11 · Wikipedia, Anu Aggarwal
Famous namesakes
- Anu Aggarwal, actress in Aashiqui (1990)
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
Anu · Annu