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Tanuja
तनुजाSay it TUH-noo-jaa
- Meaning
- A daughter (literally 'born of the body') Monier-Williams, p. 435
- Say it
- TUH-noo-jaa
- Written
- तनुजा
- Other spellings
- Tanujaa
Tanuja
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Tanuja meaning
Tanuja (तनुजा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
A daughter (literally 'born of the body')
Tanuja (तनुजा) is formed from Sanskrit tanu, "body" or "self", and -jā, "born", so it literally means "born of one's own body". Monier-Williams records tanuja as "a son" and tanujā as "a daughter". Name lists give Tanuja as "daughter", which agrees with the dictionary. The name is used across India; a well-known bearer is the Hindi and Bengali film actress Tanuja, who began acting as a child in the 1950s and is the mother of the actress Kajol.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 435 · entry tanujā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tanujā, p. 435 · Wikipedia, Tanuja
Famous namesakes
- Tanuja, Hindi and Bengali film actress
Fits your syllable
First sound त
Swati nakshatra, pada 4 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is ता, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Tanuja · Tanujaa