name
Chanda
CHAN-dah
ˈtʃɑndɑListen
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Syllable breakdown
Chanda
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bemba (Zambia)
- Meaning
- born during a time of war or trouble; a child whose arrival coincides with conflict or hardship; the name reflects the Bemba philosophical view that difficult times produce strong people, and that a child born amid struggle is specially fortified by circumstance
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Tchanda
Pronunciation tips
Two syllables; 'ch' as in 'church'; stress the first syllable; the 'a' vowels are open
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