Chitrarekha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Chitrarekha

What is the meaning of the name Chitrarekha ?

The baby name Chitrarekha is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced CHIT-rah-REK-hah.

Chitrarekha is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

From Sanskrit chitra (“painted, variegated, wondrous; picture”) + rekhā (“line, streak, delineation”), Chitrarekha means “the line of a picture” - by extension, “graceful outline,” “finely drawn features,” and a person marked by artistry and precision. It is typically feminine in South Asia, evoking beauty, creativity, and clarity.

The compound occurs in Sanskrit aesthetic vocabulary; as a given name it is rarer than the related Chitralekha, a Purāṇic and literary heroine (Usha’s friend), which has helped sustain this variant. Recorded forms include Chitrarekha/Chitra Rekha, Citrārekhā, and Chitralekha/Citrālekha; nicknames Chitra and Rekha are common. Used across Hindi-, Marathi-, Gujarati-, and Bengali-speaking communities, it appeals today for its cultured, artistic nuance and its balanced blend of classical Sanskrit roots with a modern, elegant sound.

⚙ Chitrarekha is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 4 recorded uses of it, from 1 country.