Angad
/AH-NG-G-AH-D/
An ornament, a bracelet, the monkey prince whose steadfast foot could not be moved — Angad is Hanuman's nephew in the Ramayana, the young Vanara emissary who placed his foot in Ravana's court and challenged anyone to move it
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Angad is a Hindu boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “An ornament, a bracelet, the monkey prince whose steadfast foot could not be moved — Angad is Hanuman's nephew in the Ramayana, the young Vanara emissary who placed his foot in Ravana's court and challenged anyone to move it”. It also appears in Sikh tradition.
Angad is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "An ornament, a bracelet, the monkey prince whose steadfast foot could not be moved — Angad is Hanuman's nephew in the Ramayana, the young Vanara emissary who placed his foot in Ravana's court and challenged anyone to move it" and belongs to the Courage cluster — names for children who will grow into bold, fearless hearts.
Beyond its Hindu heritage, Angad is also used in Sikh traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, American, British families, Angad carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Angad's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Angad opens with “An”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Angad aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Angad's nakshatra reading →What does Angad's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Angad resonates in either tradition.
Angad's destiny number is 9 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Angad's full reading →
Does Angad go with your family's names?
Angad breaks into 5 sounds: /AH-NG-G-AH-D/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Angad sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Angad beside your family's names →
Names similar to Angad
If Angad resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu boy names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu boy names from the Courage cluster
Names that sound similar
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Common questions about Angad
What does the name Angad mean?
Angad means "An ornament, a bracelet, the monkey prince whose steadfast foot could not be moved — Angad is Hanuman's nephew in the Ramayana, the young Vanara emissary who placed his foot in Ravana's court and challenged anyone to move it." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Angad a boy or girl name?
Angad is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Angad?
Angad is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu, Sikh traditions, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.
Is Angad a Hindu name?
Yes. Angad is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin. It also appears in Sikh tradition.
What does Angad mean in Sanskrit?
Angad originates from Sanskrit, where it means "An ornament, a bracelet, the monkey prince whose steadfast foot could not be moved — Angad is Hanuman's nephew in the Ramayana, the young Vanara emissary who placed his foot in Ravana's court and challenged anyone to move it."
What is the numerology of Angad?
Angad has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.
What is Angad's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "A", Angad falls under the Krittika nakshatra and Mesha (Aries) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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