Mrigashira 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.
- 27 names
- Ve (वे) · Vo (वो) · Ka (का) · Ki (की)
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 — Ve (वे)
Navamsa rashi: Leo
Boys' names
- Ved (वेद) — The book of knowledge
- Vedant (वेदांत) — The end of the Vedas
- Vedprakash (वेदप्रकाश) — The light of the Veda
- Venu (वेणु) — The flute
Girls' names
- Vedika (वेदिका) — The altar
- Vedashri (वेदश्री) — The grace of the Veda
- Veni (वेणी) — A braid
Pada 2 — Vo (वो)
Navamsa rashi: Virgo
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 3 — Ka (का)
Navamsa rashi: Libra
Boys' names
- Kartik (कार्तिक) — Shiva's son; a month
- Kanha (कान्हा) — Krishna
- Kamesh (कामेश) — Lord of desires
- Kartikeya (कार्तिकेय) — Shiva's son
- Kavya (काव्य) — Poetry
- Kant (कान्त) — The beloved
- Kamil (कामिल) — Complete
- Kalind (कालिंदी) — Of the Yamuna
Girls' names
- Kavya (काव्या) — Poetry
- Kadambari (कादंबरी) — An ancient tale
- Kamini (कामिनी) — A lovely woman
- Kanta (कांता) — The beloved
- Katyayani (कात्यायनी) — A form of Durga
- Kanti (कान्ति) — Radiance
- Kamna (कामना) — A wish
- Kajal (काजल) — Kohl
Pada 4 — Ki (की)
Navamsa rashi: Scorpio
Boys' names
- Kirtan (कीर्तन) — Singing praise
- Kirat (कीरत) — A forest people; a form of Shiva
Girls' names
- Kirti (कीर्ति) — Fame, good name
- Kirtika (कीर्तिका) — One who brings renown