Girl, Also used for boys in Karnataka, often as a short form of Manjunath. · Sanskrit · Hindu
Manju
मंजूSay it MUN-joo
- Meaning
- Beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant, sweet Monier-Williams, p. 774
- Say it
- MUN-joo
- Written
- मंजू
- Other spellings
- Manjoo
Manju
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Manju meaning
Manju (मंजू) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant, sweet
Manju (मंजू) is the Sanskrit adjective mañju, which Monier-Williams glosses as beautiful, lovely, charming, pleasant and sweet, citing the Mahabharata and classical poetry. It is the first part of many longer names, such as Mañjula, "charming", Mañjarī, "blossom", and Mañjuśrī, the bodhisattva of wisdom. Name lists give beautiful or pleasant, matching the dictionary. Manju is a girls' name used across India; in Karnataka it is also a short form of the boys' name Manjunath. The Malayalam actress Manju Warrier is a well-known bearer.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 774 · entry mañju · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, mañju, p. 774 · Manju Warrier (Wikipedia)
Famous namesakes
- Manju Warrier, Malayalam film actress
Fits your syllable
First sound म
Magha nakshatra, pada 1 · Simha rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is मा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Manju · Manjoo