Banu (name)
Banu (Persian: بانو bânu), is a Persian name for girls popular in Iran and other Persian-speaking countries. It is also used in Turkey, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, India and Sri Lanka. It means "lady" in Persian and "the sun" in Tamil/Telegu.
| Pronunciation | bânu |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Language(s) | Persian |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "lady" |
Notable people with the name Banu include the following:
Given name
- Banu Alkan (born 1958), Turkish-Croatian female actor
- Banu Avar (born 1955), Turkish author, journalist, news anchor, and political commentator
- Banu Bargu, professor of History of Consciousness and Political Theory at the University of California, Santa Cruz
- Aram Banu Begum (1584–1624), Mughal princess, the youngest daughter of Emperor Akbar from his wife Bibi Daulat Shad
- Bahar Banu Begum (8206–1653), (meaning "The Blooming Lady"), Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Jahangir
- Bakshi Banu Begum (born 1540), Mughal princess, the second daughter of Emperor Humayun from his wife Gunwar Bibi
- Dilras Banu Begum (1622–1657), the first wife and chief consort of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb
- Hamida Banu Begum (1527–1604), wife of the second Mughal emperor Humayun and the mother of his successor
- Hoshmand Banu Begum (born 1605), (meaning "The Prudent Lady"), Mughal princess, the daughter of Prince Khusrau Mirza
- Jahanzeb Banu Begum (died 1705), Mughal princess and the chief consort of Muhammad Azam Shah
- Nadira Banu Begum (1618–1659), Mughal princess and the wife of Crown prince Dara Shukoh
- Parhez Banu Begum (1611–1675), Mughal princess, the first child and eldest daughter of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from his first wife
- Rahmat Banu Begum (born 1656), the first wife of titular Mughal Emperor Muhammad Azam Shah
- Sakina Banu Begum (died 1604), Mughal princess, the daughter of Mughal emperor Humayun
- Saliha Banu Begum (died 1620), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the wife of Emperor Jahangir
- Shahar Banu Begum (1663 – ?), Empress consort of the Mughal Empire as the third (and last) wife of Emperor Muhammad Azam Shah
- Banu Cennetoğlu, visual artist based in Istanbul
- Banu Güven (born 1969), Turkish journalist
- Husna Banu Khanam (1922–2006), Bangladeshi educationist, writer and Nazrul singer
- Banu Onaral, Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Raihan Akhter Banu Roni (born 1952), ex Member of Parliament of Bangladesh, leader of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP)
- Hamida Banu Shova, the founder and chairperson of Queens University, Bangladesh
- Banu Subramaniam (born 1966), professor of women, gender and sexuality studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst
- Meriç Banu Yenal (born 1988), Turkish female basketball player
Banu Parlak, Turkish pop singer
Surname
- Constantin Banu (1873–1940), Romanian writer, journalist, Arts and Religious Affairs Minister in 1922–1923
- Farhat Banu, Member of the Dhaka Nawab family and member of the Bengal Legislative Assembly in British India
- Florentin Banu, businessman from Timișoara
- Gheorghe Banu (1889–1957), Romanian hygienist, Health Minister in the Octavian Goga government from December 1937 to March 1938
- Grace Banu, Dalit and transgender activist
- Gulzar Banu (born 1963), Indian politician and former Mayor of the Mangalore City Corporation, India
- Ibn Banu, nominal governor of al-Bahrain for the Abbasid dynasty, serving there in 903
- Iksaka Banu (born 1964), Indonesian writer of comics and prose
- Leila Arjumand Banu (1929–1995), Bangladeshi singer and social activist
- Naseem Banu (1916–2002), Indian film actress
- Rahima Banu (born 1972), the last known person to have been infected with naturally occurring Variola major smallpox
- Saira Banu (born 1943), Indian film actress and the wife of the film actor Dilip Kumar
- Sayeda Motahera Banu, Bangladesh writer and winner of the Independence Day Award in 2001, the highest civilian award in Bangladesh
- Selina Banu, Bangladeshi politician, social activist, and feminist
- Tharika Banu, the first registered transgender person to complete her secondary education in Tamil Nadu
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