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Tanushree
तनुश्रीSay it TO-nu-shree in Bengali; TUH-nu-shree in Hindi
- Meaning today
- Beautiful
- Original meaning
- "tanu, slender or body, + śrī, beauty and radiance" Monier-Williams, p. 435
- Say it
- TO-nu-shree in Bengali; TUH-nu-shree in Hindi
- Written
- तनुश्री
- Other spellings
- Tanushri, Tanusree, Tanusri
Tanushree
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Tanushree meaning
Tanushree (तनुश्री) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Bengali usage).
Tanu, slender or body, + śrī, beauty and radiance
Also used to mean: beautiful
Tanushree (তনুশ্রী) joins two Sanskrit words. Tanu, as an adjective, means slender, delicate or fine, and as a noun it means the body or the self. Śrī is light, radiance, beauty and grace, and is also a name of the goddess Lakshmi. Put together, the name speaks of beauty of form, and name lists today simply give it as "beautiful". It is used in Bengal and Odisha, where it is also spelled Tanusree. A well-known bearer is the actress Tanushree Dutta, who was Miss India Universe in 2004.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 435 · entry tanu · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, tanu, p. 435 · Monier-Williams, śrī, p. 1098 · Wikipedia, Tanushree Dutta
Famous namesakes
- Tanushree Dutta, actress and Femina Miss India Universe 2004
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
Tanushree · Tanushri · Tanusree · Tanusri