75%RatingSave Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Hinduism, Bengali, Indian, Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Nepali Scripts चन्द्र, चन्द्रा(Sanskrit, Hindi, Nepali) চন্দ্র(Bengali) চন্দ্ৰ(Assamese) चंद्रा(Marathi) చంద్ర(Telugu) சந்திரா(Tamil) ಚಂದ್ರ(Kannada) Pronounced Pron. CHAWND-ro(Bengali) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) meaning "to shine". This is a transcription of the masculine form चण्ड (a name of the moon in Hindu texts, which is often personified as a deity) as well as the feminine form चण्डा. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantChander(Hindi) Other Languages & CulturesSanda(Burmese) Chan(Khmer) PopularityDetails Last ranked #963 in 1992 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome strong refined strange serious nerdy Images Painting from the 19th century depicting Chandra being drawn in a chariot Categories celestial, Chocolatier characters, colors, currently out of the US top 1000, deities, folk heroes, gods, Gundam characters, Heroes NBC characters, Hinduism, Indian prime ministers, legend, light, modern English, moon, mythology, nature, W. Somerset Maugham characters, world leaders