What does Chandra mean?
Chandra means 'moon' in Sanskrit, from a root meaning 'to shine,' and is the name of the Hindu lunar deity among the Navagraha. Used for boys in India (the god) and often for girls in the West.
What does Kanaka mean?
From Sanskrit 'kanaka' (कनक), whose primary meaning is 'gold'. Literal metal sense. (An unrelated Greenlandic 'Kanak' meaning 'upper tent pole' is a separate homograph.)