Indu as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Indu

What is the meaning of the name Indu ?

The baby name Indu is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈɪn.duː/ (IN-doo).

Indu is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Indu is a Sanskrit name (इन्दु, indu) meaning “moon,” with an older Vedic sense of “bright drop,” used for the gleaming Soma and by extension the lunar orb. In classical poetry and Puranic hymns, Indu functions as an epithet of Chandra and conveys coolness, serenity, and luminous beauty. The name carries auspicious lunar associations - gentleness, renewal, and rhythmic cycles - making it a favored choice in many Indian languages.

Used across Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil, Indu is unisex but today skews feminine; it also appears in compounds such as Indumati/Indumathi, Indulekha, Indubala (feminine), and Indubhushan/Indu Bhushan (masculine). Regional spellings include Indoo and Indhu. Related lunar cognates include Chandra/Chand and Soma. As a given name, Indu saw steady urban usage in the 20th century, and it remains appealing for parents seeking a brief, classical name with soft radiance and pan-Indian familiarity.