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Anil

अनिल

Anil is a boy's name of Hindi origin meaning air, wind.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Anil is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

boy Hindi 2 syllables Root 1 · Sun

Anil in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
अनिल
Marathi
अनिल
Bengali
অনিল
Tamil
அநில
Telugu
అనిల
Gujarati
અનિલ
Kannada
ಅನಿಲ
Malayalam
അനില
Punjabi
ਅਨਿਲ
Odia
ଅନିଲ

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
10
Wheel of Fortune — honour, will-power, success through self-reliance
Root number
1
Ruling planet: ☉ Sun
LeadershipPoliticsEntrepreneurshipIndependence brands

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 1.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Krittika
Pada 1
Rashi (moon sign)
Mesha (Aries)
From the first sound of Anil

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Anu, Ani, Anu-Anu
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Medium for non-Indian speakers

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