Chandiran

Chandiran is a masculine given name commonly found among Tamil-speaking communities in India and Sri Lanka, and among Tamil-speaking people in the diaspora. In most contexts it appears as a given name rather than a surname, though naming customs vary regionally.

The name is widely associated with lunar imagery in South Asian naming traditions. It is often interpreted as referring to the moon or moonlight, with derivations linked to Tamil and related linguistic roots. Exact origins can vary by family and language, and personal or symbolic significance may be assigned by those who bear the name.

In usage, Chandiran appears in civil registries, school records, and community directories within Tamil-speaking areas. It is part of a broader family of moon-related names in South Asia, and transliteration from Tamil script to the Latin alphabet produces spellings such as Chandiran and Chandhiran.

There are no widely known figures whose primary public identification is the name Chandiran; individuals with the name are generally noted within local or regional contexts.

See also: Chandran, Chandra, Chandrasekhar, Tamil given names.