Chitrabhanu as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chitrabhanu

What is the meaning of the name Chitrabhanu ?

The baby name Chitrabhanu is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHIT-ruh-BHAH-noo (approx. IPA: /tʃɪtrəˈbɑːnu/).

Chitrabhanu is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Chitrabhanu (Sanskrit: Citrabhānu) is a predominantly masculine Indian name formed from citra ("bright, wondrous; variegated, pictorial") and bhānu ("sun, radiance"). The compound evokes "brilliant sun," "variegated light," or "splendid radiance," and appears in classical Sanskrit as a poetic epithet for solar brilliance. In the traditional sixty-year Jovian cycle of South Asian calendars, Chitrabhanu also designates one of the cyclic year names, reinforcing associations with time and celestial light.

Used among Hindu and Jain families across India and in the diaspora, the name has steady but uncommon modern usage; a prominent bearer is Acharya Chitrabhanu, a Jain teacher who helped introduce Jain philosophy internationally. Variants and transliterations include Citrabhānu (scholarly IAST), Chitrabhanu, and the shortened Chitrabhan; familiar diminutives often use Chitra or Bhanu.

⚙ Chitrabhanu is exceptionally rare. Across 1 country, we found just 2 recorded uses of it.