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Chand - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chand

[ 1 syll. (c)han(d), ch-a-nd ] The boy name Chand is pronounced as CHAEND KEY. Chand is an Indian and English name of Sanskrit origin. The name's meaning is moon, shining. Derived from the element 'chandra' meaning moon. The name Chandra (English and Indian) is the female equivalent of Chand. Chandak (Indian), Chander (Indian), Chandra (Indian), Chandrabha (Indian), and Chandrak (Indian) are variants of Chand.

In addition, Chand is a variant of the name Chandan (English).

Chand is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Chand include Cionaodh (Irish), Chandie (English), Chandy (English), Chanti (Spanish), and Cináed (Scottish).

KEY: Pronunciation for Chand: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"


 
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