What is "chander"

Chander may refer to:

• Chander (surname)

Chander as a surname:

• Bhanu Chander, South Indian actor who acted in many Telugu/Tamil movies
• Krishan Chander (1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer

as a given name:

• Chander Kumar (born 1944), member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India
• Chander Mohan, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Haryana State in India
• Chander Prakash, (born 1953), Indian general
• Nirmal Chander Vij (born 1943), the 21st Indian Chief of Army Staff during 31 Dec 2002 – 31 Jan 2005
• Yogesh Chander Deveshwar, the Chairman and CEO of ITC Limited, one of India's largest multi-business conglomerates

Chandler is a middle name, or surname used in various English speaking regions, mainly in England. The name Chandler is early medieval English origin and can be traced back to pre-1100AD. The derivation of the surname Chandler is from the middle English Cha(u)ndeler, the old French'' Chandelier, Late Latin Candelarius'', a derivative of word candela a candle, from candere to be bright, with the agent suffix "-er", and Sanskrit word candra, which means pleasant, shining, moon.Chandler is an occupational name given to the members of anarchic trade dealing with candles. A medieval chandler is believed to have made and sold other articles beside candles. The name may also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in the form of wax or candles. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be of Matthew le Candeler, which was dated 1274, in the Hundred Rolls of London, during the reign of King Edward 1(1272-1307), known as The Hammer of the Scots.