Anjuna as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Anjuna

What is the meaning of the name Anjuna ?

The baby name Anjuna is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ahn-JOO-nah (IPA: /ənˈdʒuːnə/).

Anjuna is Indian in Origin.

Anjuna is a modern given name linked both to the Goan coastal place name Anjuna and to the Sanskrit feminine Anjanā (Añjanā). From the Indo-Aryan root añj- “to smear, anoint; adorn,” Sanskrit añjana means “kohl, collyrium; salve,” and Anjanā is known in epic lore as the mother of Hanuman. By extension, Anjuna carries senses of “anointed,” “adorned,” and “beautifying,” with an Indian cultural resonance.

As a personal name, Anjuna is rare before the late 20th century; current use appears in India and the diaspora, and occasionally among parents drawn to Goa’s countercultural and trance-music associations with Anjuna Beach. Related forms and variants include Anjana (Añjanā) and the nickname Anju; some modern elaborations (e.g., Anjunika) also occur. Diacritic spellings reflect Sanskrit transliteration, while the -u- follows the Goan toponym. Mostly feminine today, it can be treated as unisex in contemporary use.

⚙ Anjuna is vanishingly rare. We count just 10 recorded uses of it worldwide, from 7 countries.