Anjali
/AA-N-JH-AH-L-IY/
Offering with cupped hands — from Sanskrit añjali, the gesture of joined palms raised in worship and greeting, paired with namaste as the añjali-mudrā. A devotional Hindu name rooted in the posture of reverence and welcome.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Anjali is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Offering with cupped hands — from Sanskrit añjali, the gesture of joined palms raised in worship and greeting, paired with namaste as the añjali-mudrā. A devotional Hindu name rooted in the posture of reverence and welcome.”.
Anjali is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Offering with cupped hands — from Sanskrit añjali, the gesture of joined palms raised in worship and greeting, paired with namaste as the añjali-mudrā. A devotional Hindu name rooted in the posture of reverence and welcome." and belongs to the Peace cluster — names meaning calm, serenity, and inner stillness.
Common among Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Anjali carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Anjali'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. Anjali 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 Anjali aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Anjali's nakshatra reading →What does Anjali'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 Anjali resonates in either tradition.
Anjali's destiny number is 2 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Anjali's full reading →
Does Anjali go with your family's names?
Anjali breaks into 6 sounds: /AA-N-JH-AH-L-IY/. 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 Anjali 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 Anjali beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Anjali — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Anjali
If Anjali 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 girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Peace cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Anjali
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Common questions about Anjali
What does the name Anjali mean?
Anjali means "Offering with cupped hands — from Sanskrit añjali, the gesture of joined palms raised in worship and greeting, paired with namaste as the añjali-mudrā. A devotional Hindu name rooted in the posture of reverence and welcome.." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Anjali a boy or girl name?
Anjali is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Anjali?
Anjali is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Nepali, Marathi families.
Is Anjali a Hindu name?
Yes. Anjali is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Anjali mean in Sanskrit?
Anjali originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Offering with cupped hands — from Sanskrit añjali, the gesture of joined palms raised in worship and greeting, paired with namaste as the añjali-mudrā. A devotional Hindu name rooted in the posture of reverence and welcome.."
What are common nicknames for Anjali?
Common short forms of Anjali include Anju, Anji.
What is the numerology of Anjali?
Anjali has a Pythagorean destiny number of 2 — harmony and partnership.
What is Anjali's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "A", Anjali 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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