HinduGirlSanskrit
Chetna: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“consciousness; understanding”
چیتنا
चेतना
What Chetna means
Chetna (چیتنا, Sanskrit चेतना) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “consciousness; understanding”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, cetanā.
Chetna at a glance
- Meaning
- consciousness; understanding
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- chayt-na
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 6
- First letter
- C · چ
Meaning of Chetna
- In English
- consciousness; understanding
- اردو میں معنی
- شعور، سمجھ
Origin and history of Chetna
Sanskrit cetanā, 'consciousness'.
Base wordSanskrit cetanā
How to say and write Chetna
- Say it
- chayt-na2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Chetna
- Urdu
- چیتنا
- Original script
- चेतना
- Other spellings
- Chetana
- Themes
- Knowledge
Sibling names for Chetna
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Chetna.
- Chaitanyaچیتنیہconsciousness; intelligence; spiritBoySanskrit
- Chetanچیتنconscious; intelligent; the soulBoySanskrit
- Chinmayچنمےconsisting of pure thought; spiritualBoySanskrit
- Agastyaاگستیہname of a celebrated Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Atharvاتھروfire-priest; name of the sage of the AtharvavedaBoySanskrit
- Atriاتریdevourer; name of a Vedic sageBoySanskrit
- Bhargavبھارگوdescendant of the sage BhriguBoySanskrit
- Bhriguبھرگوname of an ancient sageBoySanskrit
Names like Chetna
- Aksharaاکشراimperishable; a syllable; a letterGirlSanskrit
- Bhartiبھارتیspeech; a name of SaraswatiGirlSanskrit
- Chinmayiچنمئیconsisting of pure thought; spiritualGirlSanskrit
- Darshanaدرشناseeing; sight; visionGirlSanskrit
- Drishtiدرشٹیsight; vision; insightGirlSanskrit
- Gargiگارگیa learned woman of the UpanishadsGirlSanskrit
- Jagritiجاگرتیwakefulness; awakeningGirlSanskrit
- Kalavatiکلاوتیskilled in the artsGirlSanskrit
- Kalpanaکلپناimagination; forming; creationGirlSanskrit
- KavitaکویتاpoetryGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Chetna
Questions about the name Chetna
What does the name Chetna mean?
Chetna means “consciousness; understanding”. In Urdu: شعور، سمجھ. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Chetna a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Chetna is a girl’s name.
Is Chetna a Hindu name?
Yes. Chetna is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit cetanā, 'consciousness'.
How do you pronounce Chetna?
Say it “chayt-na”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Chetna in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Chetna is written چیتنا. In its original script: चेतना.
What are other spellings of Chetna?
Chetna is also spelled Chetana.
Is the meaning of Chetna verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.