Chandrasekhar
Sanskrit · Boy · 4 syllables
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About the name Chandrasekhar
Chandrasekhar is a Sanskrit compound name meaning "moon lord" or "lord of the moon," derived from "chandra" (moon) and "sekhar" (lord/crown).
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Etymology
Chandrasekhar is a Sanskrit compound name meaning "moon lord" or "lord of the moon," derived from "chandra" (moon) and "sekhar" (lord/crown). The name is primarily used in Hindu and Indian cultures, with notable historical usage by the renowned astrophysicist Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1983.
Chandrasekhar currently ranks #2,493 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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