# Anand

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑːnənd/ · frequency rank #25,275

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit.
2. A surname from Sanskrit.
3. A Khukhrain Punjabi surname.
4. A city in Gujarat, India.
5. A district of Gujarat, India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन्द (ānanda, “joy, delight, pleasure”).

## Easily confused with
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-and)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-ann)
- **anna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-anna)
- **Anne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-anne)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-anon)
- **Asad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-asad)
- **award** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-award)
- **avant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-avant)
- **Annan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anand-vs-annan)
- **ana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ana-vs-anand)
- **Alan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alan-vs-anand)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anal-vs-anand)
- **amend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amend-vs-anand)
- **Adnan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adnan-vs-anand)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-anand)
- **Amanda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amanda-vs-anand)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aannd`, `anadn`, `anandd`, `anannd`, `annad`, `annand`, `naand`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/anand