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)
Meaning
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.