Suchitrah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Suchitrah

What is the meaning of the name Suchitrah ?

The baby name Suchitrah is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /suːˈtʃiːtrə/ (soo-CHEE-truh).

Suchitrah is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Suchitrah is a Sanskrit-derived given name built from su- “good, excellent” + citra “bright, variegated, wondrous; picture/painting.” In classical grammar the final -h represents the visarga of the masculine nominative form Suchitraḥ; the feminine is Suchitrā, and everyday modern usage typically drops the visarga, yielding the widely used Suchitra. The core sense is “very bright,” “excellently beautiful,” or “well-pictured/artistically splendid.”

As a personal name, Suchitra/Suchitrah appears in Sanskrit poetry and Purāṇic-style lists as an epithet of radiance, and in the 20th century it gained broad currency across India and the diaspora, especially for girls. Notable bearers such as actress Suchitra Sen and singer Suchitra Mitra helped cement its appeal. Variants include Suchitra (standard), Suchithra (South Indian transliteration), and the less common masculine spelling Suchitrah; short forms such as Suchi and Chitra occur informally.

⚙ We have no record of Suchitrah in any national birth registry or name dataset. It's the kind of name that tends to be rare, regional, or newly made up. However you look at it, very few people share it.