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Chanda

चंदा

Chanda is a girl's name of Hindi origin meaning the Moon.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Chanda is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

girl Hindi 2 syllables Root 1 · Sun

Chanda in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
चंदा
Marathi
चंदा
Bengali
চংদা
Tamil
சம்தா
Telugu
చందా
Gujarati
ચંદા
Kannada
ಚಂದಾ
Malayalam
ചംദാ
Punjabi
ਚਂਦਾ
Odia
ଚଂଦା

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
19
The Prince of Heaven — the most fortunate number
Root number
1
Ruling planet: ☉ Sun
LeadershipPoliticsEntrepreneurshipIndependence brands

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 1.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Revati
Pada 3
Rashi (moon sign)
Meena (Pisces)
From the first sound of Chanda

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Chandu, Chandi
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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