Ananda - Meaning of Ananda

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Ananda

[ 3 syll. a-nan-da, an-a-nda ] The baby girl name Ananda is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced aa-NaeNDah- †. Ananda is of Sanskrit origin and it is used mainly in Indian. The name Ananda means 'happiness'. Ananda is the feminine form of the Indian Anand.

Forms of Ananda include the name Anandah, the Indian Anandi, the name Anda, the name Andah, and the name Nanda.

See also the related categories, sanskrit and indian.

Ananda is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Ananda include Amada, Amanda, Amata, Amida, Amidah, Aminta, Amita, Amiti, Amity, Amunet, Anahid, Anahyt, Anandi, Ananta, Anatee, Anatey, Anati, Anatie, Anita, and Annada.

† English pronunciation for Ananda: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)"