Chandra - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. (c)han-dra, ch-and-ra ] The girl name Chandra is pronounced CHAENDRah ^KEY. Chandra's origin is Sanskrit, and its use, English and Indian. The name Chandra means 'moon, shining'. Derived literally from the word chandra with the meaning 'moon'. In ancient Vedic writings and Hindu mythology, Chandra was a lunar deity.

Forms of Chandra include the English and Indian Candra, the Indian Chanda, the Indian Chander, and the Indian Chandrika. See also the related form, the Indian Chandrakant.

Chandra is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1975, 0.048% of baby girls were named Chandra. It had a ranking of #307 then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Within all girl names in its family, Chandra was nevertheless the most widely used in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Chandra include the Indian Chander, the English Chantarai, the English Chanter, the English Chantra, the English Chantri, and the English Chantara.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Chandra: 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)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

There are no famous persons named Chandra.

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