Indian Names
Indian names meaning the moon
38 names
Names most common in the JPN data for the 2010s come first.
- Names
- 38
- Boy
- 22
- Girl
- 16
- Origins
- 5
Language of origin
Boy: 22 Girl: 16
Names
- Chandran♂Moon
- Ravichandran♂Sun and moon
- Ramachandran♂Rama
- Ambili♀Moon
- Balachandra♂Young moon
- Balchandra♂Young moon
- Bipinchandra♂Moon of the forest
- Chandni♀Moonlight
- Chandragupta♂Protected by the moon
- Chandraprabha♀Moonlight
- Chandrika♀Moonlight
- Divyendu♂Divine moon
- Himanshu♂The moon
- Indumathi♀Full moon
- Jyotsna♀Moonlight
- Kaumudi♀Moonlight
- Mahjabeen♀With a forehead as bright as the moon
- Mayank♂The moon
- Mrigank♂Moon
- Nisha♀Night
- Poonam♀The night or day of the full moon
- Purnima♀Full moon
- Rajneesh♂Lord of the night
- Rakesh♂Lord of the full moon
- Ramachandra♂Rama and the moon
- Ramchandra♂Rama, the moon
- Ratri♀Night
- Shashank♂The moon (literally: hare-marked)
- Shashi♂The moon
- Shashiprabha♀Moonlight
- Soman♂Moon
- Somnath♂Lord of the moon
- Sudhanshu♂The moon
- Thirulokachandar♂Sacred
- Vidhu♂Moon
- Vishakha♀The sixteenth lunar mansion
- Yamika♀Night
- Yamini♀Night
About this list
38 Indian names whose meaning relates to the moon: 22 boys, 16 girls. Most common origins: Sanskrit 84%, Tamil 5%, Malayalam 5%. Other themes they share: light (12), protection (2), the sun (1).
Near the top: Chandran, Ravichandran, Ramachandran, Ambili. See also all names meaning the moon.
See also
Other meanings (Indian Names)
Frequently asked questions
How many Indian names mean the moon?
38 names: 22 for boys and 16 for girls (unisex names count in both when recorded for that gender).
Where do these names come from?
By the first origin recorded in the sources: Sanskrit 84%, Tamil 5%, Malayalam 5%. The same names often also mean light (12), protection (2), the sun (1).
Names are shared across communities. The categories on this site are for browsing only: they describe a name and its spelling, not anyone’s ethnicity, religion or background.