Anu is a given name and surname found independently in several cultures. The Indian name is a short form of

Anuradha Anuradha may refer to: Film * ''Anuradha'' (1940 film), a 1940 Bollywood film * ''Anuradha'' (1960 film), a 1960 Hindi-language film * ''Anuradha'' (1967 film), a 1967 Indian Kannada film * ''Anuradha'' (2014 film), a 2014 Bollywood drama fil ...

Anurag Anurag (Devanagari: अनुराग) (pronounced "Anurāg"), sometimes shorted Anu, is a common Indian first name. There are various meanings of Anurag in Sanskrit such as attachment, devotion, passion and eternal love. Notable people named Anu ...

, Anubhooti, etc. The Finnish and Estonian name is derived from the Karelian variant of the name Anna, which became popular after

Kersti Bergroth Kersti Solveig Bergroth (24 January 1886 – 24 January 1975) was a Finnish author and playwright. Career Bergroth was known to have been linguistically gifted. She wrote in Swedish until 1920, translated English and French literature to Finnis ...

's play ''Anu ja Mikko'' of 1932. The Nigerian name which means 'Mercy', is a short form of Anuoluwa, Anuoluwapo, etc from the Western Yoruba tribe.

Notable persons

Given name

Indian origin

* Anu Aga (born 1942), Indian businesswoman and social worker * Anu Aggarwal (born 1969), former Indian model and actress * Anu Aiyengar, finance professional * Anu Choudhury (born 1979), Indian actress * Anu Elizabeth Jose, Indian Malayalam-language lyricist *

Anu Garg Anu Garg (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries. His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several book ...

(born 1967), American author and speaker * Anu Hasan (born 1968), Indian Tamil-language actress and TV anchor *

Anu Lama Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's footballer who currently is the captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a forward for APF Club. Lama is currently the second highest internati ...

, Nepalese women's footballer * Anu Malhotra (born 1961), Indian film-maker *

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning musician, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film in ...

(born 1960), Indian Hindi-language music director and singer * Anu Mohan, Indian Malayalam-language actor *

Anu Mohan (Tamil actor) Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley, on 3 December 1957) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil language films. Beginning his career as a director, Anu Mohan has gone on to play secondary comedy roles in films, notably portraying ...

, Indian actor and film maker * Anu Muhammad (born 1956), Bangladeshi economist and political activist * Anu Prabhakar (born 1980), Indian Kannada-language actress * Anu Ramamoorthy, Malaysian actress and model * Anu Ramdas (born 1980), interdisciplinary artist living in Denmark * Anu Singh (born 1972), Australian convicted of the manslaughter of her boyfriend, later became criminologist * Anu Vaidyanathan (born 1983 or 1984), Indian triathlete

Estonian or Finnish origin

* Anu Aun (born 1980), Estonian film director, producer and screenwriter * Anu Kaal (born 1940), Estonian opera singer * Anu Kaipainen (1933-2009), Finnish writer * Anu Kaljurand (born 1969), Estonian hurdler *

Anu Kalm Anu Kalm (born 15 January 1960) is an Estonian graphic artist and illustrator. She graduated from Estonian State Art Institute (nowadays Estonian Academy of Arts) in printmaking and illustration. She teaches at the Tallinn Art School. She ha ...

(born 1960), Estonian graphic artist and illustrator *

Anu Koivisto Anu Elisa Koivisto (born 9 May 1980) is a 2-time Olympic swimmer from Finland. She swam for Finland at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. During her swimming career, she swam to multiple Finnish championships and national records. At the 1996 Olympics ...

(born 1980), Finnish backstroke swimmer * Anu Korb (born 1950), Estonian folklorist *

Anu Lamp Anu Lamp (born 29 March 1958)poff.ee
''International Competition Programme EurAsia Jury''. Retrieved 7 ...

(born 1958), Estonian actress * Anu Nieminen (born 1977), Finnish female badminton player * Anu Palevaara (born 1971), Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer * Anu Partanen (born 1975), Finnish journalist and cultural commentator *

Anu Pentik Anu ( akk, , from 𒀭 ''an'' “Sky”, “Heaven”) or Anum, originally An ( sux, ), was the divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and ancestor of many of the deities in ancient Mesopotamian religion. He was regarded as ...

(born 1942), Finnish designer * Anu Põder (1947–2013), Estonian sculptor *

Anu Realo Anu Realo (born 15 February 1971) is an Estonian personality and cross-cultural psychologist. She is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick, the United Kingdom, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Tartu, ...

(born 1971), Estonian psychologist *

Anu Saagim Anu Saagim (also Anu Nataly Saagim-Ratia; born 9 April 1962) is an Estonian socialite, editor, and journalist. Biography Anu Saagim was born in Tallinn. In 1980 she graduated from Tallinn 1. Secondary School (now, Gustav Adolf Gymnasium). I ...

(born 1962), Estonian socialite, editor and journalist *

Anu Tali Anu Tali (born June 18, 1972) is an Estonian conductor. Life and career Tali was born in Tallinn. Her mother Anne Tali is a prominent mathematician. Her twin sister Kadri Tali is also a conductor and the director of the Estonian National Symp ...

(born 1972), Estonian conductor * Anu Vehviläinen (born 1963), Finnish former Minister of Transport * Anu Välba (born 1974), Estonian TV and radio host * Anu Viheriäranta (born 1982), Finnish ballet dancer * Anu Wartiovaara, Finnish biomedical scientist

Other

Anu Solomon Jarrett Pekelo Kahanuolaokalani "Anu" Solomon Jr. (born November 5, 1994) is a former American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears. He began his college football career at Arizona, before deciding to transfer after his ...

(born 1994), American footballer (Hawaiian) * Queen Anu (died 1696), Mongolian noblewoman and warrior *

Anu Namshir Anu Namshir ( mn, НАМШИРЫН АНУ, , ko, 아누 남시르) born April 12, 1991, is a Mongolian model, graphic designer and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Mongolia at the Miss International 2013, Miss Manzhouli 2014, World B ...

(born 1991), Mongolian miss and model *

Neferkamin Anu Neferkamin Anu was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period, c2181 - 2055 BC. According to the Abydos King List and the latest reconstruction of the Turin canon by Kim Ryholt, he was the 13th king of the Eighth Dynasty. ...

, ancient Egyptian pharaoh *

Anu Anu ( akk, , from wikt:𒀭#Sumerian, 𒀭 ''an'' “Sky”, “Heaven”) or Anum, originally An ( sux, ), was the sky father, divine personification of the sky, king of the gods, and ancestor of many of the list of Mesopotamian deities, dei ...

or A Nu, a character in the video game ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy''

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