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Premchand
प्रेमचंदSay it PRAYM-chund
- Meaning
- Preman 'love, affection' + candra 'the moon': moon of love Monier-Williams, p. 711
- Say it
- PRAYM-chund
- Written
- प्रेमचंद
- Other spellings
- Prem Chand
Premchand
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Premchand meaning
Premchand (प्रेमचंद) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Preman 'love, affection' + candra 'the moon': moon of love
Premchand (प्रेमचंद) joins prem, from Sanskrit preman, "love, affection, tender regard", with chand, the Hindi form of candra, "the moon". The name reads as "moon of love", the moon being the classic Indian image of gentle beauty. It is best known as the pen name of the great Hindi and Urdu writer Premchand, born Dhanpat Rai, who took it in 1909 after the British authorities seized his story collection Soz-e-Watan; novels such as Godaan made it a household name. It is also a traditional given name across North India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 711 · entry preman · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, preman, p. 711 · Monier-Williams, candra, p. 386 · Wikipedia, Premchand
Famous namesakes
- Premchand, Hindi and Urdu novelist (pen name of Dhanpat Rai)
Spellings
Premchand · Prem Chand