Jyeshtha 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.
- 9 names
- No (नो) · Ya (या) · Yi (यी) · Yu (यू)
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 — No (नो)
Navamsa rashi: Sagittarius
Boys' names
- Nomesh (नोमेश) — Lord of the name
Girls' names
- Nopura (नोपुरा) — An anklet
Pada 2 — Ya (या)
Navamsa rashi: Capricorn
Boys' names
- Yask (यास्क) — An ancient grammarian
- Yachit (याचित) — The one asked for
Girls' names
- Yamini (यामिनी) — The night
- Yachna (याचना) — A plea
- Yamika (यामिका) — Of the night
Pada 3 — Yi (यी)
Navamsa rashi: Aquarius
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.
Pada 4 — Yu (यू)
Navamsa rashi: Pisces
Boys' names
- Yuvan (यूवान) — Young
Girls' names
- Yuthika (यूथिका) — A jasmine flower