chandrika is a Sanskrit origin name. The chandra bit is probably a cognate of shine, and in Rgveda does mean that; but very quickly (i.e. from later Vedic period, at least) came to mean moon and soon became the common word for moon in Sanskrit.
Chandrika name brief: chandrika is a Sanskrit origin name. The chandra bit is probably a cognate of shine, and in Rgveda does mean that; but very quickly (i.e. from later Vedic period, at least) came to mean moon and soon became the common word for moon in Sanskrit.
