Hasta nakshatra baby names
By tradition a child is named from the syllable of its nakshatra pada. Find the pada the Moon stood in at birth, and take the name from there.
- 16 names
- Pu (पू) · Sha (ष) · Na (ण) · Tha (ठ)
Names are matched on the sound of the syllable rather than its exact spelling — the टा pada is named from Tanvi and Tanmay, which are spelled with त. That is how families and pandits read these tables.
Pada 1 — Pu (पू)
Navamsa rashi: Aries
Boys' names
- Purn (पूर्ण) — Complete
- Poorab (पूरब) — The east
- Poojan (पूजन) — One who worships
Girls' names
- Pooja (पूजा) — Worship
- Poonam (पूनम) — The full moon
- Poorvi (पूर्वी) — Of the east; a raga
- Purnima (पूर्णिमा) — The full-moon night
Pada 2 — Sha (ष)
Navamsa rashi: Taurus
Boys' names
- Shaurya (शौर्य) — Valour
- Shadanan (षडानन) — The six-faced — Kartikeya
Girls' names
- Shalini (शालिनी) — Modest
- Shashthi (षष्ठी) — The goddess of children
Pada 3 — Na (ण)
Navamsa rashi: Gemini
Boys' names
- Naveen (नवीन) — New
- Nayan (नयन) — The eye
Girls' names
- Namrata (नम्रता) — Humility
- Nayana (नयना) — The one with fine eyes
Pada 4 — Tha (ठ)
Navamsa rashi: Cancer
Boys' names
- Thakur (ठाकुर) — The lord
Girls' names
No name in common use begins with this syllable. Where that happens the custom is to name from the nakshatra or the rashi instead — we have not invented names to fill the gap.