Chanu (name suffix)
Chanu is a Meitei ethnic name suffix for women. The term "Chanu" literally means "a girl of a clan" in Meitei language.
Notable people using this name suffix are:
- Irom Chanu Sharmila, Indian civil rights activist and poet
- Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu, Indian weightlifter
- Lily Chanu Paonam, Indian archer
- Ngangbam Soniya Chanu, Indian weightlifter
- Renu Bala Chanu, Indian weightlifter
- Saikhom Mirabai Chanu, Indian weightlifter
- Sanamacha Chanu, Indian weightlifter
- Sanggai Chanu, Indian field hockey player
- Sushila Chanu, Indian field hockey player
- Tingonleima Chanu, Indian field hockey player