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Chandranath
चंद्रनाथSay it CHUN-druh-naath
- Meaning today
- Lord of the moon, lord shiva
- Original meaning
- "lord of the moon (candra + nātha, 'lord, protector')" Monier-Williams, p. 534
- Say it
- CHUN-druh-naath
- Written
- चंद्रनाथ
- Other spellings
- Chandranatha, Chandernath
Chandranath
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Chandranath meaning
Chandranath (चंद्रनाथ) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Lord of the moon (candra + nātha, 'lord, protector')
Also used to mean: lord shiva
Chandranath (चंद्रनाथ) joins Sanskrit candra, "moon", with nātha, which Monier-Williams gives as a protector, patron or lord. The name reads as "lord of the moon", the meaning baby-name lists give, and in devotion it is taken as a title of Shiva, who wears the moon on his head. The compound itself is not a dictionary headword. It is a traditional name in Bengal and eastern India; the Chandranath hill temple near Sitakunda in Bangladesh is an old Shiva shrine. The nineteenth-century Bengali essayist Chandranath Basu carried it.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 534 · entry nātha · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, nātha, p. 534 · Wikipedia, Chandranath Basu
Famous namesakes
- Chandranath Basu, Bengali writer
Fits your syllable
First sound च
Revati nakshatra, pada 3 · Meen rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is चा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Chandranath · Chandranatha · Chandernath