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Anand (pronounced [a%CB%90n%C9%99nd%CC%AA]) (Punjabi: ਅਨੰਦ) is forename and a surname of Indian origin, derived from the Sanskrit abstract noun आनन्द (ānand) meaning happiness.
Anand is a royal family name of the descendants of the Dhana Nanda (King Dhan Anand). This aristocracy belongs to the Solar Dynasty.
It is one of the eight clans of Khukhrain, of the Khatri caste, whose origins are in Bhera, Punjab.
Anand is also a rare variant form of the Scottish surname Annand (IPA: ænænd).
The name Anand is shortened from Sanskrit abstract noun Paramanand, which means the Feel of Heaven. The name was earlier used by the Raghuvanshis but was later retained only by the descendants of the King Mahapadam Anand. During the period from 1 A.D. to 4 A.D., his descendants officially adopted "Anand" as a family name. Their name is a reference to Dhamma, as Maha(Great) Padam Anand himself was a stern follower of Buddhism. Their name also depicts their connection with Sri Anand Ramayana and Durga Saptashati or Chandipada.Basically khukrains were follower of Buddhism, Jainism & Hinduism.