Anji Liu as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anji Liu

What is the meaning of the name Anji Liu ?

The baby name Anji Liu is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced ān-jí (pinyin, tones 1+2); approx. 'ahn-jee'.

Anji Liu is Chinese in Origin.

Anji Liu blends a versatile given name with one of East Asia’s great surnames. Anji functions in multiple traditions: in South Asia it is an affectionate short form of Anjali (from Sanskrit añjali), denoting “offering” or the gesture of palms pressed together in greeting and devotion; in Chinese it can be the two-syllable given name 安吉 (Ānjí), reading “peace and auspiciousness,” though other character choices can shift the nuance. Related forms include Anjali, Anjie/Anjee; in East Asia one also finds rarer spellings like An-chi or the Japanese male name 安治.

Liu is a major Chinese surname, usually 劉/刘 (connected to the Han imperial house of Liu Bang), though it can also be 柳 “willow.” It appears as Lau (Cantonese), Lưu (Vietnamese), and Ryu/Yu in Korean-Japanese contexts. Together, Anji Liu signals Chinese roots or a bicultural Indian–Chinese identity.

⚙ We have no record of Anji Liu in any national birth registry or name dataset. Names like this are usually very rare, tied to a particular region or tradition, or freshly invented. However you look at it, very few people share it.