Anu is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...

and surname found independently in several cultures. The Indian name is a short form of Anuradha, Anurag, Anubhooti, etc. The

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

and Estonian name is derived from the Karelian variant of the name

Anna Anna may refer to: People Surname and given name * Anna (name) Mononym * Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke * Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773) * Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century) * Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...

, which became popular after Kersti Bergroth's play ''Anu ja Mikko'' of 1932. The Nigerian name which means 'Mercy', is a short form of Anuoluwa, Anuoluwapo, etc from the Western Yoruba tribe.

Notable persons

Given name

Indian origin

Anu Aga Anu Aga (born 3 August 1942) is an Indian billionaire businesswoman and social worker who led Thermax, an energy and environment engineering business, as its chairperson from 1996 to 2004. She was among the eight richest Indian women, and in 200 ...

(born 1942), Indian businesswoman and social worker *

Anu Aggarwal Anu Aggarwal (born 11 January 1969) is a former Indian model and actress. She is best known for her works in ''Aashiqui'', ''The Cloud Door'' and '' Thiruda Thiruda''. Early life and background Anu Aggarwal was born on 11 January 1969 in New De ...

(born 1969), former Indian model and actress * Anu Aiyengar, finance professional *

Anu Choudhury Anu Choudhury is a leading Indian actress. She has starred in more than 65 films. Her debut Odia film was ''Maa Goja Bayani''. Early life Anu was born in Bhubaneswar to Odia film editor Rabi Choudhury and Soudamini Choudhury. Rabi Chaudhu ...

(born 1979), Indian actress * Anu Elizabeth Jose, Indian Malayalam-language lyricist * Anu Garg (born 1967), American author and speaker * Anu Hasan (born 1968), Indian Tamil-language actress and TV anchor *

Anu Lama Anu Lama (Nepali:अनु लामा) (born 3 October 1987) is a Nepalese women's Association football, footballer who currently is the Captain (association football), captain for the Nepal women's national football team and a Forward (associa ...

, Nepalese women's footballer *

Anu Malhotra Anu Malhotra is an Indian filmmaker on the subject of travel and expedition. She has written, directed, and hosted many television series, programs, films, and advertisement films for the Department of Tourism in India. She has led the Incredib ...

(born 1961), Indian film-maker *

Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is an Indian National Award and Filmfare Award winning musician, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film indus ...

(born 1960), Indian Hindi-language music director and singer *

Anu Mohan Anu Mohan (born 24 August 1990) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. Career He made his debut in the 2011 film, ''Orkut oru Ormakut''. He also played the antagonist in Roopesh Peethambaran's '' Theevram''. Anu Mohan is the young ...

, Indian Malayalam-language actor *

Anu Mohan (Tamil actor) Anu Mohan (born as David Stanley, on 3 December 1957) is an Indian actor and director who has worked in Tamil language films. Beginning his career as a director, Anu Mohan has gone on to play secondary comedy roles in films, notably portraying ...

, Indian actor and film maker * Anu Muhammad (born 1956), Bangladeshi economist and political activist *

Anu Prabhakar Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films. Early life Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat He ...

(born 1980), Indian Kannada-language actress * Anu Ramamoorthy, Malaysian actress and model *

Anu Ramdas Anu Ramdas (born 26 January 1980) is an artist, teacher and researcher based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She studied at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, the Department of Experimental Art at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China, and ...

(born 1980), interdisciplinary artist living in Denmark *

Anu Singh The death of Joe Cinque occurred in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory on 26 October 1997. Cinque's coffee was laced with rohypnol, a sedative, at a dinner party, after which he was injected with a lethal dose of heroin by his girlfriend Anu ...

(born 1972), Australian convicted of the manslaughter of her boyfriend, later became criminologist *

Anu Vaidyanathan Anu Vaidyanathan is a filmmaker, comedian and engineer whose memoir Anywhere But Home was long-listed for the Mumbai Film Festival's word-to-screen market in 2016. She made her Off-Broadway debut with solo BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) ...

(born 1983 or 1984), Indian triathlete

Estonian or Finnish origin

Anu Aun Anu Aun (born 14 February 1980 in Pärnu) is an Estonian film director, producer and scenarist. 2005-2007 she worked at television production company OÜ Filmimees. In 2005 she founded (with Priit Pääsuke and Margo Siimon) the production compan ...

(born 1980), Estonian film director, producer and screenwriter *

Anu Kaal Anu Kaal (born Anu Kindlam, 4 November 1940 Tallinn) is an Estonian coloratura soprano singer. In 2001, she was awarded the Order of the White Star. Life She studied at the Tallinna Muusikakool, and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. She st ...

(born 1940), Estonian opera singer *

Anu Kaipainen Anu Kaipainen ( Mustonen; 14 March 1933 — 29 September 2009) was a prolific Finnish writer and literary critic. Early life and education Aune ("Anu") Helinä Mustonen was born in Muolaa, Karelia, to the school principal Johan Emil Mustonen an ...

(1933-2009), Finnish writer *

Anu Kaljurand Anu Kaljurand (born 16 April 1969) is a retired Estonian heptathlete. Career She finished seventeenth in the Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's heptathlon, heptathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the gold medal at the NCAA ...

(born 1969), Estonian hurdler *

Anu Kalm Anu Kalm (born 15 January 1960) is an Estonian graphic artist and illustrator. She graduated from Estonian State Art Institute (nowadays Estonian Academy of Arts) in printmaking and illustration. She teaches at the Tallinn Art School. She has ...

(born 1960), Estonian graphic artist and illustrator * Anu Koivisto (born 1980), Finnish backstroke swimmer *

Anu Korb Anu Korb (born on 1950 Kärdla, Hiiu County) is an Estonian folklorist. Since 1975, she is working as a researcher and archivist at Estonian Literary Museum The Estonian Literary Museum (ELM; et, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum), is a national researc ...

(born 1950), Estonian folklorist * Anu Lamp (born 1958), Estonian actress *

Anu Nieminen Anu Kristiina Nieminen (born 16 December 1977; née Weckström) is a Finnish badminton player. Born in Helsinki, Nieminen has joined the national team in 1994. She is one of the best badminton players in Finland, having won twelve times Finnish N ...

(born 1977), Finnish female badminton player * Anu Palevaara (born 1971), Finnish actress, choreographer and dancer * Anu Partanen (born 1975), Finnish journalist and cultural commentator * Anu Pentik (born 1942), Finnish designer * Anu Põder (1947–2013), Estonian sculptor * Anu Realo (born 1971), Estonian psychologist * Anu Saagim (born 1962), Estonian socialite, editor and journalist * Anu Tali (born 1972), Estonian conductor * Anu Vehviläinen (born 1963), Finnish former Minister of Transport *

Anu Välba Anu Välba (born 14 May 1974) is an Estonian TV and radio host. She graduated from Tallinn University in television directing in 1998 but has been working as a hostess instead. Her credits include the TV morning programme " Terevisioon", weekly ...

(born 1974), Estonian TV and radio host * Anu Viheriäranta (born 1982), Finnish ballet dancer * Anu Wartiovaara, Finnish biomedical scientist

Other

Anu Solomon Jarrett Pekelo Kahanuolaokalani "Anu" Solomon Jr. (born November 5, 1994) is a former American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears. He began his college football career at Arizona, before deciding to transfer after his ...

(born 1994), American footballer (Hawaiian) *

Queen Anu Queen Anu or Lady Anu ( mn, Ану хатан ; also known as Ana Dara; d. 1696) was a queen consort who led warriors into battle at the founding of the Dzungar Khanate in the late 17th century. Biography Anu was the granddaughter of Ochirtu Sec ...

(died 1696), Mongolian noblewoman and warrior * Anu Namshir (born 1991), Mongolian miss and model * Neferkamin Anu, ancient Egyptian pharaoh * Anu or A Nu, a character in the video game ''The Legend of Sword and Fairy''

Surname

* Christine Anu (born 1970), Australian pop singer of Torres Strait Islander descent