HinduGirlSanskrit
Indu: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“the moon; a bright drop”
اندو
इन्दु
What Indu means
Indu (اندو, Sanskrit इन्दु) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “the moon; a bright drop”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, indu.
Indu at a glance
- Meaning
- the moon; a bright drop
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- in-doo
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- I · ا
Meaning of Indu
- In English
- the moon; a bright drop
- اردو میں معنی
- چاند، روشن قطرہ
Origin and history of Indu
Sanskrit indu, 'the moon'.
Base wordSanskrit indu
How to say and write Indu
- Say it
- in-doo2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Indu
- Urdu
- اندو
- Original script
- इन्दु
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Indu
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Indu.
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
- Anshumanانشومانradiant; the sunBoySanskrit
- Arjunارجنwhite; bright; clearBoySanskrit
- Arunارونreddish; the dawn; the charioteer of the sunBoySanskrit
Names like Indu
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Indu
Questions about the name Indu
What does the name Indu mean?
Indu means “the moon; a bright drop”. In Urdu: چاند، روشن قطرہ. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Indu a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Indu is a girl’s name.
Is Indu a Hindu name?
Yes. Indu is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit indu, 'the moon'.
How do you pronounce Indu?
Say it “in-doo”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Indu in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Indu is written اندو. In its original script: इन्दु.
Is the meaning of Indu verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.