Anandon
Origin
Pronunciation	[aːˈnənd̪] ^ⓘ
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Several Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages
Word/name	Sanskrit
Meaning	Happiness, also another name of Lord shiva
Region of origin	India
Other names
Alternative spelling	Ananda
Variant form(s)	Annand, Aanand

Anand (pronounced [aːˈnənd̪]) is a name of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānanda), which means happiness or joy.^{[citation needed]}

People with the surname Anand

A. V. Anand (born 1936), Indian musician
Akshay Anand, Indian actor
Ambika Anand (born 1980), Indian television anchor and editor
Anand Raj Anand, Indian music director, composer, lyricist and playback singer
Anita Anand (born 1972), British radio and television presenter and journalist
Chetan Anand (director) (1921–1997), Indian producer, screenwriter, and director; member of the Anand family
Dev Anand (1923–2011), Indian actor, writer, director, and producer; member of the Anand family
Inder Raj Anand (died 1987), Indian film writer
K. V. Anand (1966–2021), Indian cinematographer, film director and photo journalist
Mayank Anand (born 1979), Indian actor, artist, author and director
Mukul S. Anand (1951–1997), Indian film director and producer
Nikita Anand (born 1983), Indian model, actress and beauty queen
Priya Anand (born 1986), Indian film actress and model
Shakti Anand (born 1975), Indian television actor
Shilpa Anand (born 1982), Indian model, television and movie actress
Shoma Anand (born 1958), Indian television and film actress
Siddharth Anand, Indian film director
Suneil Anand (born 1956), Indian film actor
Suparna Anand (born 1969), Indian film actress
Tinnu Anand, Indian actor and director
Veebha Anand (born 1991), Indian television actress
Vijay Anand (filmmaker) (1925–2004), Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor, and actor; member of the Anand family

Anita Anand (born 1967), Canadian lawyer and current Member of Parliament currently serving as Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Deepak Anand (born 1972), Canadian politician, MPP from Ontario
Harvinder "Harry" Anand, Indian-American politician
Vijay Anand (politician) (born 1969), Indian politician

Anjum Anand (born 1971), British Indian food writer and TV chef
Adarsh Sein Anand (1936–2017), Indian Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Anurag Anand (born 1978), Indian author
Gaggan Anand, Indian chef
Geeta Anand, Indian journalist
Harjit Singh Anand (born 1948), Indian government administrator
Javed Anand (born c. 1950), Indian journalist and civil rights activist
K. K. Anand (1930–2013), Indian management consultant
Margot Anand (born 1944), French author, teacher, seminar leader and public speaker
Mulk Raj Anand (1905–2004), Indian writer
Ruchi Anand, Indian international professor
Satyapal Anand (born 1931), Indian poet, critic and writer
Valerie Anand (born 1937), pen name of Fiona Buckley, British author

People with the given name Anand

Anand (Maoist) or Katakam Sudarshan, Indian cadre
Anand Ahirwar (born 1964), Indian politician
Anand Babla (1954–2008), Fijian politician of Indian descent
Anand Dev Bhatt, Nepalese writer and politician
Anand Dighe (died 2001), Indian politician
Anand Narain Mulla (1901–1997), Indian poet and politician
Anand Bhushan Pandey, Indian politician
Anand Panyarachun (born 1932), Thai Prime Minister
Anand Paranjpe (born 1973), Indian industrialist and politician
Anand Ramlogan (born 1972), Trinidadian Attorney General
Anand Satyanand (born 1944), New Zealand Governor-General
Anand Sharma (born 1953), Indian politician
Anand Singh (Fijian politician) (born 1948), Indian-Fijian lawyer and politician
Anand Mohan Singh, Indian politician
Anand Sen Yadav, Indian politician