How this works
In the namakaran rite the child's name begins with the syllable assigned to the pada of the nakshatra the Moon occupied at birth. Twenty-seven nakshatras, four padas each - 108 syllables in all. Pick your nakshatra below.
About these lists
Every name really does begin with the syllable it is filed under - that is checked automatically, not by eye. A few syllables begin almost no name in current use; those lists are short or absent, and the page says so. Padding them with near-misses would have been easy and would have left you unable to tell which entries were real.
- AshwiniChu, Che, Cho, La · 14 names
- BharaniLi, Lu, Le, Lo · 14 names
- KrittikaA, I, U, E · 24 names
- RohiniO, Va, Vi, Vu · 26 names
- MrigashiraVe, Vo, Ka, Ki · 20 names
- ArdraKu, Gha, Nga, Chha · 12 names
- PunarvasuKe, Ko, Ha, Hi · 19 names
- PushyaHu, He, Ho, Da · 12 names
- AshleshaDi, Du, De, Do · 17 names
- MaghaMa, Mi, Mu, Me · 19 names
- Purva PhalguniMo, Ta, Ti, Tu · 16 names
- Uttara PhalguniTe, To, Pa, Pi · 15 names
- HastaPu, Sha, Na, Tha · 13 names
- ChitraPe, Po, Ra, Ri · 14 names
- SwatiRu, Re, Ro, Ta · 17 names
- VishakhaTi, Tu, Te, To · 13 names
- AnuradhaNa, Ni, Nu, Ne · 19 names
- JyeshthaNo, Ya, Yi, Yu · 10 names
- MulaYe, Yo, Bha, Bhi · 10 names
- Purva AshadhaBhu, Dha, Pha, Ddha · 10 names
- Uttara AshadhaBhe, Bho, Ja, Ji · 13 names
- ShravanaKhi, Khu, Khe, Kho · 11 names
- DhanishtaGa, Gi, Gu, Ge · 12 names
- ShatabhishaGo, Sa, Si, Su · 20 names
- Purva BhadrapadaSe, So, Da, Di · 16 names
- Uttara BhadrapadaDu, Tha, Jha, Tra · 9 names
- RevatiDe, Do, Cha, Chi · 18 names
Find your nakshatra, free
Enter your birth details to get your Moon's nakshatra and pada - where a traditional name starts.
Frequently asked
- What is a naming syllable?
- Each pada of each nakshatra carries a syllable in the tradition. The child's formal name is begun with the syllable belonging to the pada the Moon was in at birth.
- How do I find my nakshatra and pada?
- From the birth date, time and place. The free nakshatra calculator gives both. The time matters - the Moon crosses one pada in about six hours.
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