Anjana as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anjana

What is the meaning of the name Anjana ?

The baby name Anjana is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-JAH-nah (IPA: /ənˈdʒɑːnə/).

Anjana is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Anjana (अंजना; Sanskrit: Añjanā) arises from the Indo‑Aryan root añj, “to smear, anoint, adorn,” and the noun añjana, “collyrium/black eyeliner,” giving senses of “one who beautifies,” “graceful,” or “dark‑eyed.” The name appears in classical Sanskrit and related Prakrit sources and carries auspicious overtones linked to beauty, protection, and honor.

Best known in the Ramayana as the mother of Hanuman, Anjana has long been favored in Hindu communities across North and South India, and later in Nepal and Sri Lanka, where it can be unisex. Medieval bhakti literature and temple traditions (e.g., Anjaneya/Aanjaneyar for Hanuman) kept the name in circulation. Variants and related forms include Añjanā (diacritic form), Anjanaa, Anjani (feminine), and Anjan (masculine); the diminutive Anju is common. Spellings without diacritics predominate in modern usage, while the mythological link lends the name associations of devotion, courage, and maternal grace.