About the name Chamunda
Chamunda comes straight out of the Devi Mahatmya, earned on a battlefield rather than granted as a blessing. It is rarely given to babies today, which makes the occasional bearer sound like someone whose parents read the source text.
Chamunda is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced chah-MOON-dah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the Puranic era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Chamunda?
Chamunda currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Chamunda
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Chamunda yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Chamunda
Names similar to Chamunda
Chandrika
CHUN-drih-kah
Moonlight; a name of the goddess Durga
Tanishka
tuh-NEESH-kaa
A gold ornament, a goddess
Aranyani
ah-run-YAH-nee
Vedic goddess of the forest and its creatures
Bageshri
bah-gesh-REE
A night raga of longing, literally the goddess of the garden
Chandana
chun-DAH-nah
Sandalwood, and the name of Mahavira's first female disciple
Charmika
chur-MEE-kaa
Graceful of form, pleasing to see
Chitrangada
chih-TRAHN-gah-dah
Warrior princess of Manipur and wife of Arjuna, one adorned with pictures
Draupadi
DROW-pah-dee
Daughter of Drupada; the fire-born queen of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Chamunda — frequently asked questions
What does the name Chamunda mean?
Chamunda means "The goddess who slew the demons Chanda and Munda". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Chamunda?
Chamunda is pronounced chah-MOON-dah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Chamunda?
Chamunda scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Chamunda?
Chamunda carries the expression number 11, known as The Visionary. Its soul urge number is 5 and its personality number is 6.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Chamunda?
The lucky number for Chamunda is 11 (with 2, 20, 29 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Pearl Shimmer. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Moonstone.