Banu (name)
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Banu (Persian: بانو, romanized: bânu), also spelled Bano, is a Persian name for girls popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Pakistan Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India and Sri Lanka. It means "grand lady", "princess" or "queen" in Persian.
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Pronunciation | bânu, bano |
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Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Persian |
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Meaning | "grand lady, princess, queen" |
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A very different word "Bhanu", meaning "Sun" in Sanskrit. The word is often simplified to "Banu" in certain pronunciations of the word in several Indian languages, notably in Tamil and Telugu.
Notable people with the name Banu or Bano include the following: