Anoushka (given name)

The Russian names Anoushka, Anouska, Anuschka, Anushka and Annushka are diminutive forms of the female given name Anna, derived from the Russian diminutive Аннушка. Anoushka (انوشکا) also means "grace" or "a favour" in Persian. The Indian name Anushka (अनुष्का) means "ray of light" in Sanskrit. Notable people with the name include:

Anoushka

• Anoushka (Egyptian singer) (born 1960), stage name of Egyptian singer Wartanoush Garbis Selim
• Anoushka Parikh (born 1997), Indian badminton player
• Anoushka Shankar (born 1981), Indian American sitar player and composer
• Anoushka Sabnis (born 2007), Indian author and poet
• Anoushka Schut-Welkzijn (born 1969), Dutch politician

Anouska

• Anouska Golebiewski, participant in season 4 of Big Brother
• Anouska Hempel (born 1941), sometimes Anoushka Hempel, New Zealand actress, hotelier and designer
• Anouska Koster (born 1993), Dutch racing cyclist
• Anouska van der Zee (born 1976), Dutch racing cyclist

Anousjka

• Anousjka van Exel (born 1974), Dutch tennis player

Anuschka

• Anuschka Gläser (born 1969), German former pair skater
• Anuschka Tischer (born 1968), German historian

Anushka

• Anushka Asthana (born 1980), Indian-British journalist
• Anushka Jasraj, Indian fiction writer
• Anushka Manchanda (born 1984), Indian singer
• Anushka Naiknaware (born 2003), Indian-American inventor, scientist and speaker
• Anushka Patel, Australian scientist and cardiologist
• Anushka Perera (born 1993), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Anushka Polonowita (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Anushka Ranjan (born 1990), Indian film actress and model
• Anushka Ravishankar, Indian author of children's books, and co-founder of Duckbill Books, a publishing house
• Anushka Sanjeewani (born 1990), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Anushka Sen (born 2002), Indian model and television actress
• Anushka Shahaney also known as Anushqa, Indian singer and songwriter
• Anushka Sharma (born 1988), Indian actress
• Anushka Shetty (born 1981), South Indian actress
• Anushka Shrestha (born 1995), Nepalese beauty pageant winner
• Anushka Singh (born 1964), Indian model and actress

See also

• Anoushka (disambiguation)