Chitralekha
/CH-IH-T-R-AA-L-EY-K-AA/
Painted image, the artist whose brushwork could capture any face from memory — Chitralekha in the Bhagavata Purana is the friend of Usha who painted portraits of every prince in the world until Usha recognised her dream lover Aniruddha
Get Chitralekha's full report — nakshatra, rashi & a portrait — freeQuick — what every Hindu parent asks about Chitralekha:
How well does Chitralekha fit your family?
This page tells you what Chitralekha means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against your family & your heritage, and your baby's birth details.
Unlock Chitralekha's score — free
Six signals — scored for your family & heritage, not in the abstract:
Meaning & origin
Yes — Chitralekha is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Painted image, the artist whose brushwork could capture any face from memory — Chitralekha in the Bhagavata Purana is the friend of Usha who painted portraits of every prince in the world until Usha recognised her dream lover Aniruddha”.
Chitralekha is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Painted image, the artist whose brushwork could capture any face from memory — Chitralekha in the Bhagavata Purana is the friend of Usha who painted portraits of every prince in the world until Usha recognised her dream lover Aniruddha" and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Common among Indian families, Chitralekha carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Chitralekha's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Chitralekha opens with “Ch”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Chitralekha aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Chitralekha's nakshatra reading →What does Chitralekha's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Chitralekha resonates in either tradition.
Chitralekha's destiny number is 6 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Chitralekha's full reading →
Does Chitralekha go with your family's names?
Chitralekha breaks into 9 sounds: /CH-IH-T-R-AA-L-EY-K-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Chitralekha sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Chitralekha beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Chitralekha — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Chitralekha
If Chitralekha resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Hindu girl names, common in Indian families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Hindu girl names from the Beauty cluster
Names that sound similar
Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Chitralekha
Explore more names
Keep exploring names like Chitralekha — by tradition, by meaning, or by first letter.
Common questions about Chitralekha
What does the name Chitralekha mean?
Chitralekha means "Painted image, the artist whose brushwork could capture any face from memory — Chitralekha in the Bhagavata Purana is the friend of Usha who painted portraits of every prince in the world until Usha recognised her dream lover Aniruddha." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Chitralekha a boy or girl name?
Chitralekha is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Chitralekha?
Chitralekha is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian families.
Is Chitralekha a Hindu name?
Yes. Chitralekha is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Chitralekha mean in Sanskrit?
Chitralekha originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Painted image, the artist whose brushwork could capture any face from memory — Chitralekha in the Bhagavata Purana is the friend of Usha who painted portraits of every prince in the world until Usha recognised her dream lover Aniruddha."
What are common nicknames for Chitralekha?
Common short forms of Chitralekha include Chiti, Chit.
What is the numerology of Chitralekha?
Chitralekha has a Pythagorean destiny number of 6 — nurturing and family devotion.
What is Chitralekha's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Chi", Chitralekha falls under the Revati nakshatra and Meena (Pisces) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
See how Chitralekha scores for your family
NameRoot is the only baby-name app that scores every name across 6 signals against your specific family context. Download free — Chitralekha is waiting.
Get NameRoot — free