Entry № 8659 · Sanskrit origin

Renu Renu — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ REH-noo /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Sanskrit

Meaning

"Particle / Goddess Renuka"

Syllables

First recorded

Ancient

The meaning

A name that means "particle / goddess renuka".

Renu is from the Sanskrit Reṇu.

Particle / Goddess Renuka — a Sanskrit name.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

रेणु

Transliteration: Reṇu
Pronunciation: / ˈrɛ.nuː /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Renu stands.

Renu does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Namesakes

Renus before her.

Real people

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In fiction

Renuka mother of Parashurama / Yellamma

Sanskrit particle pollen + Reṇukā mother of Parashurama 6th avatar of Vishnu + Yellamma Renuka temple at Mahur Maharashtra + Hindu Shakta Pitha + mother-goddess

Hindu mythology

Names connected to Renu.

Numerology

The number behind Renu.

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Renu reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.