Gopichandra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Gopichandra

What is the meaning of the name Gopichandra ?

The baby name Gopichandra is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced GOH-pee-CHUN-drah (IPA: /ɡoːpiːˈtʃʌndrə/).

Gopichandra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Gopichandra is a compound of Sanskrit gopi (cowherd maiden, devotee of Krishna) and chandra (moon), yielding the poetic sense "moon of the gopis" - an epithet evoking Krishna's allure and a cool, beneficent radiance. The name carries devotional and aesthetic overtones across Indo-Aryan and Dravidian languages and is common among Hindu families within Vaishnava traditions.

Historical resonance comes from the medieval Nath yogi-king Gopichandra, celebrated in Bengali, Assamese, Maithili, and Odia ballads alongside his mother Maynamati, helping spread the name in eastern India. Forms and spellings vary by region and script: Gopicandra (Sanskrit transliteration), Gopichandra (Bengali, Odia, Marathi), and Gopichand or Gopi Chand (Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu). Short forms include Gopi and Chandu. While strongly masculine today, its components appear in unisex devotional names, and the meaning consistently suggests beauty, charm, and a guiding, moonlike presence.

⚙ Gopichandra is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 4 times, across 3 countries.