Anjaniputra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anjaniputra

What is the meaning of the name Anjaniputra ?

The baby name Anjaniputra is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced /ənˌdʒɑːnɪˈpuːtrə/ (ahn-JAH-nee-POO-trah).

Anjaniputra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Anjaniputra stems from the Sanskrit compound Anjanīputra, from Anjanī (the mother of Hanuman) + putra “son.” It literally means “son of Anjani” and functions as a reverential epithet of Hanuman, the heroic devotee of Rama in the Ramayana. As a given name it carries associations of strength, courage, protection, and steadfast devotion (bhakti). Pronunciation is roughly AHN-juh-nee-POO-tra.

In South Asia it appears as a theophoric male name, though less common than the allied form Anjaneya. Documented across multiple Indian languages and the diaspora, its visibility is reinforced by devotional literature and modern media (e.g., the Kannada film Anjaniputra). Variants and regional forms include Anjanīputra/Anjanputra; Anjaneya; Aanjaneyulu (Telugu); Anjaneyar (Tamil). Related Hanumanic epithets used as names are Maruti, Bajrang/Bajrangbali, and Pavanputra. Short forms and nicknames can be Anjan, Ani, or Anji.

⚙ Anjaniputra is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 1 country.