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Anand

  • /ˈɑːnənd/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).

proper noun Anands · Ananda · Nanda

  1. countable A male given name from Sanskrit.
  2. countable, uncountable A surname from Sanskrit.
  3. countable A Khukhrain Punjabi surname.
  4. countable, uncountable A city in Gujarat, India.
  5. countable, uncountable A district of Gujarat, India.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: chit, dev, har, ananda, ananta, arindam, anirvan, anuj, ananya, amit, anjaneyulu, anurag, aneesh, anish, aanya, ankit

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"Anand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Anand. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anand

Chicago

"Anand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anand.

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@misc{anand_2026,
  title = {Anand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}