Chaundrika as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chaundrika

What is the meaning of the name Chaundrika ?

The baby name Chaundrika is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /tʃaʊnˈdriːkə/ (chown-DREE-kah); alternative: /tʃʌnˈdriːkə/ (chun-DREE-kah).

Chaundrika is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Chaundrika is a modern phonetic spelling of the South Asian name Chandrika, from Sanskrit candra "moon" + the feminine suffix -ika, yielding the poetic meaning "moonlight," "moonbeam," or "lustre of the moon." Through Hindi and other Indo-Aryan languages (Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali), the name carries connotations of calm radiance and auspicious beauty tied to lunar symbolism in Hindu literature and devotional poetry.

While the standard form Chandrika has long been used across India and Sri Lanka, Chaundrika appears chiefly in diaspora records from the late 20th century as an English-orthography variant meant to capture regional vowel quality in the first syllable. Documented bearers more commonly prefer Chandrika; notable examples include Sri Lankan stateswoman Chandrika Kumaratunga. Variant spellings include Chandrika, Chaandrika, and Chandrikaa; related names are Chandra (unisex) and Indu. Informal diminutives include Chandri, Rika, and Chandu. The closest cross-cultural equivalents are Selene or Luna, both meaning "moon."

⚙ Chaundrika turns up in none of the birth registries or name datasets we cover. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. Whatever the reason, hardly anyone else has it.