Chanu (name suffix)

This article is about the nomenclature. For the traditional Meitei beauty pageant, see Meetei Chanu. For the Meitei cinema, see Chanu IPS 2.

Chanu (Meitei: /cə.nu/) is a Meitei ethnic name suffix for women. The term "Chanu" literally means "a girl of a clan" in Meitei language (officially called Manipuri language).^[1] Notable people using this name suffix are:

• Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), Indian civil rights activist and poet
• Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu (born 1994), Indian weightlifter
• Lily Chanu Paonam (born 1988), Indian archer
• Ngangbam Soniya Chanu (born 1980), Indian weightlifter
• Renu Bala Chanu (born 1986), Indian weightlifter
• Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (born 1994), Indian weightlifter
• Sanamacha Chanu (born 1978), Indian weightlifter
• Sanggai Chanu (born 1981), Indian field hockey player
• Sushila Chanu (born 1992), Indian field hockey player
• Tingonleima Chanu (born 1976), Indian field hockey player