Girl · Sanskrit (Bengali and Odia usage) · Hindu
Anwesha
अन्वेषाSay it un-WAY-shaa
- Meaning today
- Quest
- Original meaning
- "seeking, searching, investigating" Monier-Williams, p. 47
- Say it
- un-WAY-shaa
- Written
- अन्वेषा
- Other spellings
- Anvesha, Annwesha, Anweshaa
- First sound
- अ · Mesh rashi
Anwesha
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Anwesha meaning
Anwesha (अन्वेषा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali and Odia usage). By its first sound, अ, it is a Mesh rashi name (Krittika nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Seeking, searching, investigating
Also used to mean: quest
Anwesha (अन्वेषा) comes from the Sanskrit anveṣa, also found as the feminine anveṣaṇā, from anu-, "after", and iṣ, "to seek". Monier-Williams gives seeking for, searching and investigating. In Bengali and Odia, where the name is mainly used, the related anweshan is still an everyday word for a search or inquiry. Name lists give Anwesha as quest or search. The boys' name Anvesh comes from the same root, and the name is also spelt Anvesha, closer to the Hindi pronunciation.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 47 · entry anveṣa, anveṣaṇā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, anveṣa, p. 47
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
Anwesha · Anvesha · Annwesha · Anweshaa