Gender Masculine & Feminine
Scripts सानंदा(Hindi) সানান্দা(Bengali)
Meaning & History
Derived from Sanskrit आनन्द (ananda) meaning "happiness, bliss". This is another name of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi. A notable bearer is American singer-songwriter Sananda Maitreya (1962-), born Terence Trent Howard and better known as Terence Trent D'Arby, his former stage name.