Chandra - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Chandra \

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 Chantra and Ciandra.

Chandra is a very common first name for women (#756 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#27874 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Chandra. Compare Chandra with its variant forms and related girl names.

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