Chandrakumara as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chandrakumara

What is the meaning of the name Chandrakumara ?

The baby name Chandrakumara is a Male name , 5 syllables long and is pronounced chuhn-druh-koo-MAH-rah (IPA: /tʃəndrəkuːmɑːrə/).

Chandrakumara is Sanskrit in Origin.

Chandrakumara is a Sanskrit compound from candra (moon; radiant, shining) and kumāra (youth, boy, prince), yielding meanings such as “moon prince,” “son of the Moon,” or “moon-like youth.” The name appears in multiple transliterations: Candra Kumāra (IAST), Chandrakumar/Chandra Kumar (anglicized), and in feminine form as Chandrakumari or Chandra Kumari. Common short forms include Chandra, Kumar, and Chandu.

Attested across classical Indic traditions, it features in early literature; compare the Pali Candakumāra narrative in the Jātaka corpus and cognate Sanskrit usages, underscoring its longstanding prestige. The compound aligns with auspicious lunar imagery tied to calmness, beauty, and auspicious timing in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain contexts. Today it remains a formal male given name in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka (also seen as a patronymic or surname in Sinhala records), appreciated for its poetic cadence and regal undertone.

⚙ Chandrakumara barely registers. There are only 8 recorded uses on record, spread over 4 countries.