candra in names

The dictionary word

चन्द्र · candra (Sanskrit): the moon.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 1899, p. 386 (column 3) · entry 71582

How it combines

Listed first, as a prefix, in these compound accounts: Chandrabhanu, Chandrabhushan, Chandradev, Chandradip.

Listed last, as a suffix, in these compound accounts: Amarachand, Dalachand, Dineshachandra, Dipachand.

Some accounts identify this element without a complete split. The individual name’s meaning explains its combination. A similar ending alone does not establish the same derivation.