Entry № 1892 · Sanskrit origin

Chandrakanti Chandrakanti — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ CHAHN-drah-KAHN-tee /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Moonlight / moon-radiance"
Syllables
4
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "moonlight / moon-radiance".

Chandrakanti is from the Sanskrit Candrakānti.

Moonlight / moon-radiance — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

चन्द्रकान्ति
Transliteration
Candrakānti
Pronunciation
/ ˌtʃɑːn.drɑːˈkɑːn.ti /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Chandrakanti stands.

Chandrakanti 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.

Chandrakantis before her.

Real people

In fiction
Candra Moon Nava-Grahas / Candra-Loka / Somavara Monday / Ksira-Sagara Samudra Manthan / Rohini favorite 27 Nakshatra wives Daksha / Candra-Vamsa Lunar Puru Krishna Pandavas / Candrakanta Moonstone / Candra-Grahana / Candra-Shekhara
Sanskrit moon-radiance moonlight + candra moon + kānti radiance + Candra Vedic-Moon-god Nava-Grahas + Candra-Loka + Somavāra Monday + Candra Kṣīra-Sāgara Samudra-Manthan + Rohiṇī Candras-favorite 27-Nakshatra-wives Dakṣa + Candra-Vaṃśa Lunar-dynasty Purū Krishna-Pandavas + Candrakānta Moonstone + Candra-Grahaṇa + Candra-Śekhara Shiva
Candra Rohini

Names connected to Chandrakanti.

The number behind Chandrakanti.

5

The Seeker

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Chandrakanti reduce to 5, The Seeker. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.