Definitions for Chandra
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1. Chandra

   Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र, romanized: Candra, lit. 'shining' or 'moon'), also known as Soma (Sanskrit: सोम), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions).

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1. Chandra

   In Hinduism, Chandra is a lunar deity and a Graha. Chandra is also identified with the Vedic Lunar deity Soma. The Soma name refers particularly to the juice of sap in the plants and thus makes the Moon the lord of plants and vegetation. Chandra is described as young, beautiful, fair; two-armed and having in his hands a club and a lotus. He rides his chariot across the sky every night, pulled by ten white horses or an antelope. He is connected with dew, and as such, is one of the gods of fertility. He is also called Rajanipati and Kshuparaka, Indu. As Soma, he presides over Somvar or Monday. Chandra is the father of Budha, the mother being Tara. He is married to 27 Nakshatras, who are known to be daughters of Daksha.

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1. CHANDRA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chandra is ranked #8977 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chandra surname appeared 3,645 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Chandra.
   
   84.4% or 3,077 total occurrences were Asian.
   8% or 293 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   4.9% or 179 total occurrences were White.
   1.6% or 61 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 23 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 12 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Chandra?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chandra in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chandra in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Chandra in a Sentence

1. Daniel Neiditch:

   We’ve got overseas people coming to see it, we have people in India who know that [Indian media billionaire] Subhash Chandra bought a triplex in the building [in 2012] and are eyeing [this penthouse].

2. Professor Lattanzio:

   The modern version of panspermia got a major boost when Australian astronomers Dayal Wickramasinghe and David Allen measured the way light was absorbed by interstellar dust, hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe (Dayal’s brother) showed that this was matched almost perfectly by desiccated E. coli bacteria. This was unexpected, of course.

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