Shandra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shandra

What is the meaning of the name Shandra ?

The baby name Shandra is a girl name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SHAHN-drah.

Shandra is English, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shandra is a modern English given name, best explained as an American respelling at the meeting point of Sandra and Chandra. Under the Chandra line, the earliest recoverable form is Sanskrit चन्द्र candra, from the verbal root cand, to shine; as a noun and divine name it denotes the moon, the bright or shining one. The initial sh- is an English phonetic adaptation rather than a Sanskrit sound in candra.

In U.S. records Shandra appears as a feminine name from the mid-20th century and was most visible in the 1970s, alongside Chandra, Shonda, Saundra, and other -andra formations. Its Sanskrit association links it to the Hindu lunar deity Chandra, while the Sandra reading connects it indirectly with Alexandra. Variants include Chandra, Candra, Sahndra, Shaundra, Shawndra, Sandra, and Sondra.