Given name
Pankaj
“resembling the lotus flower”
Pankaj is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “resembling the lotus flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “resembling the lotus flower.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
How it developed
From Sanskrit पङ्कज (“mud-born”), built from Sanskrit पङ्क (“mud”) + ज (“born”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
People named Pankaj
- Pankaj TripathiIndian actor (born 1976)
- Pankaj KapurIndian actorborn 1954
- Pankaj UdhasIndian singer1951–2024
- Pankaj MishraIndian writerborn 1969
- Pankaj AdvaniIndian billiards and snooker playerborn 1985
- Pankaj MullickBengali Indian music composer, playback singer and actor (1905–1978)
- Pankaj DheerIndian actor1956–2025
- Pankaj SinghIndian cricketerborn 1985
- Pankaj BhadouriaIndian chefborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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