Girl name origins & meanings Sanskrit : Of the moonHindi : Goddess Devi, foe of evil Girl name variations Chanda Chandara Chandria Chandrama Chandani Chandy Chaundra Candi Candy Chante Cinda Cindi Cindy Cinthia Cyndi Cynthia Boy name origins & meanings Hindi : Bright, radiant Family name origins & meanings Indian (Bengal) and Bangladeshi : Hindu (Kayasth) name, from Sanskrit čandra ‘pleasant’, ‘shining’, ‘moon’. It occurs commonly as the final element of compound given names such as Ramachandra and Krishnachandra. Compare Chand and Chander.