Sanskrit · Girl name
Chitrangada
“one with beautiful armlets”
About the name Chitrangada
Chitrangada is a Sanskrit name meaning ‘one with bright armlets’, from chitra ‘bright, variegated’ and angada ‘armlet’, a bracelet worn on the upper arm. In the Mahabharata, Chitrangada is the princess of Manipur whom the hero Arjuna marries during his travels; their son Babruvahana later fights his own father. The same name belongs to a male character, a son of King Shantanu. Rabindranath Tagore retold her story in his verse play and dance drama Chitrangada.
- Meaning
- one with beautiful armlets
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- chi-TRAAN-gah-dah(4 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Chitrangada
- Chitrangada Maya
- Chitrangada Sita
- Chitrangada Leela
- Chitrangada Anaya
- Chitrangada Priya
Questions about Chitrangada
- What does Chitrangada mean?
- Chitrangada is a Sanskrit name meaning "one with beautiful armlets".
- How do you pronounce Chitrangada?
- Chitrangada is pronounced chi-TRAAN-gah-dah, with emphasis on the second syllable.
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