Boy · Sanskrit (modern) · Hindu
Tanush
तनुषSay it TUN-oosh
- Meaning today
- Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, slender
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- TUN-oosh
- Written
- तनुष
- Other spellings
- Thanush
Tanush
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Tanush meaning
Tanush (तनुष) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin (modern).
Meaning today
Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, slender
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Tanush (तनुष) is a modern Hindu boy's name. Name lists do not agree on its meaning: some give "Lord Ganesha" or "Lord Shiva", others "slender" or "handsome". We could not find Tanush in Monier-Williams or Apte, and neither dictionary lists it as a name of Gaṇeśa or Śiva. The closest Sanskrit words are tanu, "thin, slender" and also "body, self", and tanus, "the body", which explain the "slender" reading. The divine meanings appear to have grown up around the name in modern use. It sits in the same sound family as Tanish, Tanuj and Tanmay.
References: Monier-Williams, tanus, p. 435 · Monier-Williams, tanu, p. 435
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
Tanush · Thanush