Anjana

Classical Sanskrit origin

अञ्जना (añjanā): N. of Hanumat's mother.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

In the epics

Anjana appears in the Rāmāyaṇa: Famous apsara Punjikasthala.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Mesh
• Nakshatra: Krittika
• More names starting with A

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Eye cosmetic, kohl, mother of Hanuman”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Kajal — Kohl, eye liner; dark and beautiful
• Maruti — Lord Hanuman, son of the wind
• Hanumantsingh — Warrior blessed by Hanuman
• Anjaneyulu — Son of Anjana, Hanuman
• Hanumanthappa — Devoted to Hanuman, strong
• Hanumant — Having large jaws, another name for Lord Hanuman

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Malayalam origin

• Arya — Noble, respected, Goddess Parvati
• Navya — Young, new, worth praising
• Avani — Earth, world, river
• Amrutha — Nectar, immortal, divine drink
• Anusha — Star, following, after dawn
• Shreeja — Born of prosperity, Goddess Lakshmi

Other names under Mesh rashi

• Aarav — Peaceful sound, wisdom
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Arjun — Bright, shining, silver
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
• Aarohi — Musical note, ascending

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.

Where this comes from

Anjana's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.