Chandan

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Hasta
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Sandalwood; Sandalwood, the fragrant sacred tree; Sandalwood; fragrant and precious; Sandalwood, fragrant”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Chandana — Meanings families give: Sandalwood, fragrant, auspicious; Sandalwood, fragrant; Sandalwood paste; one who is fragrant and pure; Sandalwood, fragrant and auspicious
• Moloy — Fragrant sandalwood breeze; pleasant wind
• Oliver — Possibly from Old Norse Óleifr ('ancestral' + 'relic'); popularly linked by folk etymology to the Latin word for olive tree
• Parijat — the coral tree, Erythrina Indica (losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers)
• Tarush — Tree, victory, conqueror
• Mahua — Mahua flower and tree; sweet-flowering tree

More boys' names of Bengali / Sanskrit / Sanskrit-Odia origin

• Pradip — Meanings families give: Lamp, one who illuminates others on the right path; Lamp, light; one who illuminates; Lamp, light, illumination
• Anirban — Meanings families give: Eternal flame, the undying light of spirit; Eternal flame that never extinguishes; Eternal flame, inextinguishable

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kanya names.

Where this comes from

Chandan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.