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Poonam
पूनमSay it POO-num
- Meaning
- The night or day of the full moon Monier-Williams, p. 642
- Say it
- POO-num
- Written
- पूनम
- Other spellings
- Punam, Poonum
- First sound
- पू · Kanya rashi
Poonam
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Poonam meaning
Poonam (पूनम) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Hindi pūnam). By its first sound, पू, it is a Kanya rashi name (Hasta nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The night or day of the full moon
Poonam (पूनम) is a Hindi word for the full moon, a spoken form of Sanskrit pūrṇimā. Monier-Williams glosses pūrṇimā as "the night or day of full moon", and the word is built on pūrṇa, "full". The full-moon day of each lunar month is an important date in the Hindu calendar, and festivals such as Guru Purnima fall on it. Indian name lists give Poonam as "full moon", matching the Sanskrit. The name is mostly given to girls, and Punam is an alternative spelling. The older Hindi dictionaries we checked do not list the spoken form itself, so the link rests on the Sanskrit word.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 642 · entry pūrṇimā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, pūrṇimā, p. 642 · Wikipedia, Poonam
Fits your syllable
First sound पू
Hasta nakshatra, pada 1 · Kanya rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Poonam · Punam · Poonum