Anup or Anoop (Sanskrit: अनूप anūpa) is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word anūpa has the following meanings: 'watery', 'situated near the water', 'bank of a river', 'pond', 'lagoon', 'buffalo(explicitly anupa not anoop)'The meaning of the name “Anoop†is: “Incomparable, unequalled; unique; pond.