title: Poonam
text: # Poonam
  
  Poonam or Punam (Hindi: पूनम) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian predominantly feminine given name, which means "full moon". Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Poonam
  
  * Poonam Bajwa (born 1989), Indian actress and model
  * Poonam Dhillon (born 1962), Indian actress
  * Poonam Joshi (born 1970), Indian actress
  * Poonam Kaur (born 1986), Indian actress and model
  * Poonam Kishore Saxena (born 1953), Indian IRS officer
  * Poonam Mahajan Rao (born 1980), Indian politician and member of Parliament from Mumbai North Central
  * Poonam Pandey (born 1991), Indian actress and model
  * Poonam Sinha (born 1949), Indian actress
  * Poonam Chand Vishnoi (1924–2006), Indian politician, Speaker of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly 1980–1985
  
  ## Punam
  
  * Punam Anand Keller, American economist and professor of Management
  * Punam Barla (born 1995), Indian field hockey player
  * Punam Devi, Indian politician and activist
  * Punam Patel, American actress
  * Punam Raut (born 1989), Indian cricketer
  * Punam Reddy, Indian tennis player
  * Punam Suri, Indian educator, journalist and editor
  * Punam Yadav (born 1995), Indian weightlifter
  