Meaning and background
The story behind Ananda
Ananda comes from Sanskrit ānanda, a word for bliss or happiness, and is used as a personal name in South and Southeast Asian traditions. Ānanda is also the name of a prominent disciple of the Buddha, an association separate from the word’s literal meaning. The open vowels make Ananda a flowing choice for a dog, although pronunciations vary between the languages that use the name.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Ananda appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (1)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
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