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Anjuli
How to Pronounce Anjuli
Pronounced AHN-juh-lee /ˈɑːn.dʒə.li/Medium
Meaning: Anjuli comes from the Sanskrit 'anjali', the gesture of the two cupped hands held together in offering, greeting or reverence — the basis of the 'anjali mudra' of Indian tradition. As a name it carries a sense of offering and devotion. It is also familiar from Anjuli, the heroine of M.M. Kaye's novel The Far Pavilions.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Anjuli derives from the Sanskrit 'anjali', the cupped-hands gesture of offering and reverence at the heart of the 'anjali mudra'. It carries a meaning of devotion and welcome. In the English-speaking world it gained a further association through Anjuli, the heroine of M.M. Kaye's sweeping novel The Far Pavilions.
In the United States it appears from the later twentieth century, cresting near sixty girls a year around 1985, borne both by Indian-American families and by readers drawn to its literary heroine. A woman given it at its peak would be in her forties now, and it reads as a graceful heritage-and-literary name.
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What does the name Anjuli mean?
Anjuli comes from the Sanskrit 'anjali', the cupped-hands gesture of offering and reverence.
How do you pronounce Anjuli?
It's said AHN-juh-lee /ˈɑːn.dʒə.li/ — three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Anjuli a boy or girl name?
Anjuli is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Anjuli?
Anjuli is an uncommon name in the U.S., borne by Indian-American families and readers of The Far Pavilions.