Chandra - Name Meaning and Origin

The girl's name Chandra \ch(a)-nd-ra, chan-dra\ is pronounced SHAN-drah, SHAHN-drah. It is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, and its meaning is "of the moon". The greatest Hindu goddess Devi is also known as Chandra. Chanda means "foe of evil".

Chandra has 5 variant forms: Chanda, Chandara, Chandria, Chandy and Chaundra.

For more information, see also the related name Shandra.

Baby names that sound like Chandra are Ciandra, Shanedra and Tiandra.

Chandra is a very popular female first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Chandra. Click here to compare Chandra with related baby names.