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, which means "full moon". Notable people with the name include:

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Poonam Bajwa Poonam Bajwa is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil, Malayalam, and Telugu films. She made her acting debut in 2005 with the Telugu film ''Modati Cinema'', followed by another Telugu film ''Boss'' (2006). Her debut Kannada- and Tamil- languag ...

(born 1989), Indian actress and model *

Poonam Dhillon Poonam Dhillon (born 18 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. A former Eve’s Weekly Miss Young India 1978, she is best known for her 1979 film ''Noorie.'' Some of her well-known films include '' Red Rose'' (1980), '' Dard'' (1981), ...

(born 1962), Indian actress *

Poonam Joshi Poonam Joshi is an Indian television soap opera actress. She has performed in TV shows such as '' Bhabhi'', ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', '' Kahiin To Hoga'', ''Saat Phere – Saloni Ka Safar''. She is a follower of Buddhism Buddhism, a ...

(born 1970), Indian actress *

Poonam Kaur Poonam Kaur is an Indian actress and model who primarily appears in Telugu and Tamil films. She is also a politician, based in Telangana and a member of the Congress Party. Career Born and raised in Hyderabad, India, Poonam Kaur did her sc ...

(born 1986), Indian actress and model * Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian IRS officer *

Poonam Mahajan Rao Poonam Mahajan (born 9 December 1980) is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Mumbai North Central, Constituency, Maharashtra. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She has served as the Nation ...

(born 1980), Indian politician and member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central *

Poonam Pandey Poonam Pandey (born 11 March 1991) is an Indian media personality and actress. She debuted in Hindi cinema with the erotic film '' Nasha'' in 2013. She was also a contestant in '' Khatron Ke Khiladi 4'' (2011) and ''Lock Upp'' season 1 (2022). ...

(born 1991), Indian actress and model *

Poonam Sinha Poonam Sinha (née Chandiramani; born 3 November 1949) is an Indian politician and former actress, fashion model. She acted in Hindi cinema under the screen name Komal in her early career. She was crowned Miss Young India in 1968. She is marrie ...

(born 1949), Indian actress * Poonam Chand Vishnoi (1924–2006), Indian politician, Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1980–1985

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* Punam Anand Keller, American economist and professor of Management * Punam Barla (born 1995), Indian field hockey player * Punam Patel, American actress *

Punam Raut Punam Ganesh Raut (born 14 October 1989), sometimes spelt Poonam Raut, is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's national team. Career Raut is a right-handed batter and known for her batting. On 15 May 2017, in an ODI verses Irel ...

(born 1989), Indian cricketer * Punam Reddy, Indian tennis player * Punam Suri, Indian educator, journalist and editor *

Punam Yadav Punam Yadav (born 9 July 1995) is an Indian weightlifter who won Bronze medal in the women's 63 kg weight class at the 2014 Commonwealth Games at Glasgow, where the gold medal was won by Olauwatoyin Adesanmi of Nigeria. She also won a go ...

(born 1995), Indian weightlifter

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