Chandra Name Meaning & Origin
Chandra
Origin of the name Chandra:
Sanskrit name which means "illustrious, eminent." Var: Chandrah, Chaundra, Chondra. Short: Chan.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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In America, "CH" makes the CHA sound. Like CHAIR or CHEESE. So I don't know why CHANDRA does get the same pronunciation. My name, Chandra, never gets pronounced correctly and it baffles me. It's to the point I just tell people to call me Chan, Like Jackie Chan lol
- Personal experiences with the name Chandra
My little sister's name is Chandra, a lot of people pronounce is Sandra or CHAN-dra, I have never know why.
This name was a killer for me to learn how to spell when I was 5. People also always assume I am African American, I work in the corporate world and it has had a negative impact on job searches, which has been an eye opener for me, and has adjusted my view of other races.
My name is actually pronounced CHAN-dra, not Shawndra, so people get it wrong all the time. What really gets me is when they don't even come close to calling me by my name, Cassandra or Sandra is really common things I am called. People also assume that I am african american.
- Nicknames for Chandra
Chani, Chan-dar, Chandarita, Ca-shondra, Chandalier, Chan, Chan-Chan, Channy, Chandy
- Meanings and history of the name Chandra
This is a common surname in India.
In Hindu mythology, Chandra is the name of the god of the moon.
- Famous real-life people named Chandra
Chandra West (Actress) Chandra Wilson (Actress Grey's Anatomny) Chandra Levy (Prominent missing person case)
- Chandra in song, story & screen
Nasa has a Chandra X-Ray Observatory that takes pictures of Space. The name of the heroine in the Catherine Coulter book "Chandra".
Magic the Gathering Planeswalker Chandra.