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Ramchandra
रामचन्द्रSay it raam-CHUN-dra
- Meaning today
- Lord rama, moon-like rama
- Original meaning
- "Rāma, son of Daśaratha, seventh avatar of Viṣṇu" Monier-Williams, p. 877
- Say it
- raam-CHUN-dra
- Written
- रामचन्द्र
- Other spellings
- Ramachandra, Ramachandran, Ramchander
- First sound
- रा · Tula rashi
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Ramchandra meaning
Ramchandra (रामचन्द्र) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, रा, it is a Tula rashi name (Chitra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Rāma, son of Daśaratha, seventh avatar of Viṣṇu
Also used to mean: lord rama, moon-like rama
Ramchandra (रामचन्द्र) is the full name of Lord Rama, joining rāma, "pleasing, charming", and candra, "moon". Monier-Williams gives it as Rāma, son of Daśaratha, the seventh avatar of Viṣṇu and hero of the Rāmāyaṇa, and remarks that the "moon" in his name does not make him part of the lunar line: he belongs to the solar dynasty. Name lists give "Lord Rama" or "moon-like Rama". Bearers include the Hindi critic Acharya Ramchandra Shukla. Ramachandran is the Tamil and Malayalam form.
In Hindu tradition this is a name of Ram.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 877 · entry rāmacandra · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, rāmacandra, p. 877 · Wikipedia, Ramchandra Shukla
Famous namesakes
- Acharya Ramchandra Shukla, Hindi critic and historian
Fits your syllable
First sound रा
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Ramchandra · Ramachandra · Ramachandran · Ramchander