Sujanah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sujanah

What is the meaning of the name Sujanah ?

The baby name Sujanah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced soo-JAH-nah (IPA: /suˈdʒɑːnə/).

Sujanah is Sanskrit in Origin.

Sujanah is a feminine form of the South Asian name Sujana, from Sanskrit su “good, excellent” + jana “person, people.” It conveys “virtuous, kind, wise person,” and by extension “well-born and benevolent.” The final -h reflects Indonesian/Malay and Arabic-influenced orthography that often marks a feminine ending in Latin script, rather than a change in etymology.

The Sanskrit word sujana appears in classical literature as an epithet for upright people; as a given name it is found across India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka among speakers of Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, and Sinhala. In Indonesia and Malaysia, Sujanah is recorded from the 20th century onward as a Muslim feminine name and sometimes a hereditary surname. Variants and related forms include Sujana (most common), Sujan (masculine or unisex, especially Nepali), Sujani (Sinhala/Tamil), Sujanya or Soujanya (Telugu/Kannada), and the cognate Sujata “well-born.” Common nicknames: Suju, Jana.

⚙ Sujanah is far from common. In all, it turns up just 13 times, across 3 countries.