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Baby names by nakshatra
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By tradition, a baby's name begins with the syllable of the birth nakshatra's pada. Each nakshatra has four padas, and each pada has its own starting sound. Enter the birth date and time in the app to find the exact nakshatra and pada, with names and meanings.
Find names from birth date and time ›Starting syllables for the 27 nakshatras
| Nakshatra | Padas 1–4 | Example names |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | చు Chu · చే Che · చో Cho · ల La | Boys: Chudamani, Chetan, Chennakesava, Chola, Lakshman, Lalit Girls: Chudamani, Chetana, Chaithra, Chokki, Lakshmi, Lalitha |
| Bharani | లి Li · లు Lu · లే Le · లో Lo | Boys: Likhit, Lubdhak, Lekhan, Lokesh, Lohith Girls: Likhitha, Lipi, Luvika, Lekha, Lekhana, Lochana, Lohitha |
| Krittika | అ A · ఇ I · ఉ U · ఎ E | Boys: Aditya, Arjun, Ishaan, Indra, Uday, Uttam, Ekansh Girls: Aadya, Ananya, Ishitha, Indu, Usha, Uma, Ekta |
| Rohini | ఒ O · వ Va · వి Vi · వు Vu | Boys: Omkar, Ojas, Varun, Vamsi, Vishnu, Vikram Girls: Oviya, Omkari, Varsha, Vasavi, Vidya, Vineetha |
| Mrigashira | వే Ve · వో Vo · క Ka · కి Ki | Boys: Vyshak, Venkatesh, Vohra, Karthik, Kalyan, Kiran, Kishore Girls: Vaishnavi, Vedavathi, Vodhini, Kavya, Kamala, Kirthana, Kinnera |
| Ardra | కు Ku · ఘ Gha · ఙ Nga · ఛ Chha | Boys: Kumar, Kushal, Ghanshyam, Chhatrapati Girls: Kusuma, Kumudha, Ghanavi, Chhaya |
| Punarvasu | కే Ke · కో Ko · హ Ha · హి Hi | Boys: Keshav, Ketan, Kaushik, Kowshik, Hari, Harsha, Himanshu, Hitesh Girls: Ketaki, Komali, Kokila, Haritha, Hamsa, Himaja, Hima Bindu |
| Pushya | హు Hu · హే He · హో Ho · డ Da | Boys: Hemanth, Hemachandra, Hothri Girls: Hema, Hemalatha, Hoshika |
| Ashlesha | డి Di · డు Du · డే De · డో Do | Boys: — Girls: Dimpu |
| Magha | మ Ma · మి Mi · ము Mu · మే Me | Boys: Madhav, Manoj, Mithun, Mihir, Murali, Mukund, Meghanath, Meher Girls: Madhavi, Manasa, Mitra, Mithila, Mukta, Mudita, Meghana, Medha |
| Purva Phalguni (Pubba) | మో Mo · ట Ta · టి Ti · టు Tu | Boys: Mohan, Mokshith Girls: Mohini, Mounika |
| Uttara Phalguni | టే Te · టో To · ప Pa · పి Pi | Boys: Pavan, Pranav, Pinakin Girls: Pallavi, Padmavathi, Pingala, Peyusha |
| Hasta | పు Pu · ష Sha · ణ Na · ఠ Tha | Boys: Purushottam, Pushkar, Shanmukh, Shashank, Thakur Girls: Pujitha, Pushpa, Shalini, Shanmukhi |
| Chitra | పే Pe · పో Po · ర Ra · రి Ri | Boys: Pema, Ponnappa, Rama, Raghav, Rishi, Rithvik Girls: Radha, Rajeswari, Rithika, Riya |
| Swati | రు Ru · రే Re · రో Ro · త Ta | Boys: Rudra, Rupesh, Revanth, Rohan, Rohith, Tarun, Tanish Girls: Rupa, Rukmini, Revathi, Rekha, Rohini, Roshini, Tara, Tanvi |
| Vishakha | తి Ti · తు Tu · తే Te · తో To | Boys: Tilak, Tirumal, Tushar, Tulsidas, Tejas, Teja, Toshan Girls: Tilottama, Tulasi, Tushara, Tejaswini, Tejasree, Toshini |
| Anuradha | న Na · ని Ni · ను Nu · నే Ne | Boys: Narayana, Nandan, Nikhil, Nithin, Nutan, Nethaji Girls: Nandini, Navya, Neelima, Nithya, Nupur, Noopura, Neha, Nethra |
| Jyeshtha | నో No · య Ya · యి Yi · యు Yu | Boys: Yashwanth, Yadav, Yishaan, Yuvaraj, Yugandhar Girls: Yamini, Yashoda, Yukta, Yuvathi |
| Mula | యే Ye · యో Yo · భ Bha · భి Bhi | Boys: Yogesh, Yogi, Bharath, Bhaskar, Bhima, Bhishma Girls: Yesha, Yogitha, Yojana, Bhavana, Bhargavi, Bhikshana |
| Purva Ashadha | భు Bhu · ధ Dha · ఫ Pha · ఢ Dha | Boys: Bhushan, Bhupathi, Dhanush, Dharma, Phaneendra, Phalgun Girls: Bhumika, Bhuvana, Dhanya, Dharani, Phalguni |
| Uttara Ashadha | భే Bhe · భో Bho · జ Ja · జి Ji | Boys: Bhojaraj, Jayanth, Jagadish, Jithendra, Jishnu Girls: Jahnavi, Janaki, Jigna, Jivitha |
| Shravana | జు Ju · జే Je · జో Jo · ఖ Kha | Boys: Jugal, Jogesh, Jothish, Khagesh Girls: Juhi, Jeshta, Jothi, Jyotsna, Khyati |
| Dhanishta | గ Ga · గి Gi · గు Gu · గే Ge | Boys: Ganesh, Gagan, Giridhar, Girish, Guru, Gunasekhar Girls: Gayathri, Ganga, Girija, Gitanjali, Gunavathi, Gunjan |
| Shatabhisha | గో Go · స Sa · సి Si · సు Su | Boys: Gautham, Gopal, Sai, Sandeep, Siddharth, Sivaram, Surya, Sudheer Girls: Gauri, Gopika, Saraswathi, Sahithi, Sindhu, Sirisha, Sudha, Suma |
| Purva Bhadrapada | సే Se · సో So · ద Da · ది Di | Boys: Sekhar, Sesha, Soham, Somesh, Damodar, Dinesh, Dileep Girls: Sevitha, Sowmya, Sonali, Daksha, Divya, Dipika |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | దు Du · థ Tha · ఝ Jha · ఞ Na | Boys: Durgesh, Jhanav Girls: Durga, Jhansi |
| Revati | దే De · దో Do · చ Cha · చి Chi | Boys: Dev, Devansh, Dorai, Chandra, Charan, Chiranjeevi, Chinmay Girls: Devi, Chandana, Charitha, Chitra, Chinmayi |
Syllables follow the classical avakahada chakra. The name lists are a starting point; please confirm the name with your priest or family elders.