As a deity name
Name 139 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
Name 950 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'शुभानन' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is शुभानना, meaning सुंदर स्त्री. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: शुभानना — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
handsome-faced, good-looking (ā ‘a handsome woman’)
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
śubhānana mfn. handsome-faced, good-looking (ā f. ‘a handsome woman’), MBh.
śubhānana mfn. (-naḥ-nā-naṃ) Handsome, good-looking. f. (-nā) A handsome woman. E. śubha, and ānana face.
Alternative readings
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