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आनंद
आनंद (ānanda) is a masculine given name from Old Marathi, ultimately from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi and Marathi.
Hindi and MarathiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Ānanda.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
आनंद comes from Old Marathi, and ultimately from Sanskrit.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Marathi 𑘁𑘡𑘽𑘟, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀆𑀡𑀁𑀤, from Sanskrit आनन्द; its root is Sanskrit आनन्द्.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
आनंद’s family of names
In Hindi usage, आनंद can be written in the Roman alphabet as ānand. In Marathi usage, आनंद can be written in the Roman alphabet as Ānanda. In Hindi usage, आनंद has a related form in आनन्द.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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