MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Chintamani mean?
Chintamani names the fabulous jewel that grants its possessor's wishes. The compound joins cintā, thought or desire, with maṇi, gem, and appears in Sanskrit stories and religious imagery. The wish-granting jewel also appears in Buddhist religious imagery.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
चिन्तामणि
Conventional spelling
Odia
ଚିନ୍ତାମଣି
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Chintamani in Indian usage
14,818 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Used for both boys and girls in these historical records; the recorded sex does not determine anyone’s identity.
- Recorded as female: 3,886 records (26.2%).
- Recorded as male: 10,932 records (73.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 570 |
| 1940s | 1,317 |
| 1950s | 2,345 |
| 1960s | 3,186 |
| 1970s | 3,273 |
| 1980s | 2,780 |
| 1990s | 1,156 |
| Other decades | 191 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Odisha | 8,008 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 3,989 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,217 |
| Jharkhand | 586 |
| Bihar | 394 |
| Assam | 280 |
| Tripura | 171 |
| Other states | 173 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- Monier-Williams, cintāmaṇi, p. 398,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.