Anjuman as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anjuman

What is the meaning of the name Anjuman ?

The baby name Anjuman is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-JOO-mahn (IPA: /ænˈdʒuːmən/).

Anjuman is Persian in Origin.

Anjuman is a Persian-Urdu given name derived from Persian انجمن anjoman/anjuman, meaning “assembly, society, gathering, council,” from Middle Persian anjomān. The term entered Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, and Pashto through Persian literary and administrative influence and labels many associations (Anjuman‑e‑…). As a personal name it gained currency among South Asian Muslims in the late 19th and 20th centuries, shaped by Urdu poetry and the civic culture of reformist societies.

It denotes fellowship, convivial gathering, and, by extension, community and unity. Usage is chiefly feminine in Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh, though it can be unisex. Variants and spellings include Anjoman (Persian), Anjuman Ara/Anjumanara (compound with Ara “ornament”), and colloquial Anjman; the diminutive Anju appears in some families. Related but etymologically distinct is Anjum (“stars” in Arabic), often mistaken as a variant. The name resonates in classical Persian and Urdu verse and in the titles of educational and literary bodies, reinforcing its social, inclusive meaning.