Anu (first name)
Anu is a female and male given name .
Origin and variants
The name is the Finnish and Estonian diminutive of Anna . Other Finnish variants are Anneli , Anni, Anniina , Annikki and Annukka .
As a male given name, it is also the Akkadian , Assyrian and Babylonian form of An and was adopted by the Hurrites and Hittites .
Well-known namesake
- Anu Mänd (* 1968), Estonian historian
- Anu Nieminen (* 1977), Finnish badminton player
- Anu Raghavan (* 1993), Indian hurdler
- Anu Raud (* 1943), Estonian textile and handicraft artist
- Anu Tali (* 1972), Estonian conductor
- Anu Vehviläinen (* 1963), Finnish politician
Well-known namesake
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Anu (1). Retrieved April 23, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Anu (2). Retrieved April 23, 2019 .