Entry № 1885 · Sanskrit origin

Chandi Chandi — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ CHAHN-dee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Goddess Durga (Chandi Path)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "goddess durga (chandi path)".

Chandi is from the Sanskrit Caṇḍī.

Goddess Durga (Chandi Path) — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

चण्डी
Transliteration
Caṇḍī
Pronunciation
/ ˈtʃɑːn.di /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Chandi stands.

Chandi does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Chandis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Chandi Path Durga Saptashati / Chandi Homa
Sanskrit fierce Durga + Chandi Path Durga Saptashati Devi Mahatmya 700-verse Sanskrit hymn + Markandeya Purana 5th-6th c. + Chandi Homa fire-ritual + Durga Puja Bengali festival + Kolkata
Bengali Shakta

Names connected to Chandi.

The number behind Chandi.

3

The Communicator

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Chandi reduce to 3, The Communicator. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.