Chand
Hindi · Boy · 1 syllable
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About the name Chand
The given name 'Chand' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'चंद' (chand), meaning 'moon', and is linguistically related to the Proto-Indo-European root '*ghel-', also meaning 'to shine'.
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Etymology
The given name 'Chand' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'चंद' (chand), meaning 'moon', and is linguistically related to the Proto-Indo-European root '*ghel-', also meaning 'to shine'. The name 'Chand' is commonly used in Hinduism and is also found in other cultures, including Sikhism, where it is associated with Chand Kaur, a queen of the Sikh Empire in the 19th century.
Chand currently ranks #3,036 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1996.
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