MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saunu mean?
Saunu belongs to the Sonu family of affectionate names based on sona, gold. The diminutive u ending turns the precious-metal image into a familiar name for a cherished child.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोनू
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਸੋਨੂ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सौनू
Letter-by-letter: saunū
2,355 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
Gurmukhi
ਸੌਨੂ
5,383 records for this spelling. Historical records ↗
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saunu in Indian usage
8,267 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (84.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 1,279 records (15.5%).
- Recorded as male: 6,988 records (84.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 576 |
| 1980s | 4,193 |
| 1990s | 3,261 |
| Other decades | 237 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 5,441 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1,690 |
| Rajasthan | 743 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 264 |
| Other states | 129 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001