Anjou: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Origin
French place name (from Latin Andecavum)
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
AHN-zhoo

Anjou is a French place name (from Latin Andecavum) girl's name. It appears in our list of 200+ Beautiful Baby Girls Names That Start with A.

Meaning & Origin of Anjou

Origin: French place name (from Latin Andecavum).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Anjou

AHN-zhooIPA /ˈɑːn.ʒuː/

Popularity of Anjou

Anjou doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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