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Renu
रेणुSay it RAY-noo
- Meaning today
- Dust, pollen, particle
- Original meaning
- "dust, a grain of sand; pollen of flowers" Monier-Williams, p. 887
- Say it
- RAY-noo
- Written
- रेणु
- Other spellings
- Reenu
- First sound
- रे · Tula rashi
Renu
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Renu meaning
Renu (रेणु) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, रे, it is a Tula rashi name (Swati nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Dust, a grain of sand; pollen of flowers
Also used to mean: particle
Renu (रेणु) is Sanskrit reṇu, a grain or atom of dust or sand, used from the Rigveda onwards, and also the pollen of flowers in the Mahabharata and classical poetry. Monier-Williams records Reṇu as the poet of two Rigvedic hymns and, as a feminine name, a wife of the sage Viśvāmitra in the Harivamsa. Name lists give Renu as "dust", "pollen" or "particle", matching the dictionary. The longer name Renuka is related to it.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 887 · entry reṇu · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, reṇu, p. 887
Fits your syllable
First sound रे
Swati nakshatra, pada 2 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Renu · Reenu