Uttara Bhadrapada 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.
- 5 names
- Du (दू) · Tha (थ) · Jha (झ) · Na (ञ)
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 — Du (दू)
Navamsa rashi: Leo
Boys' names
- Dushyant (दुष्यंत) — Shakuntala's husband
Girls' names
- Durga (दुर्गा) — The goddess of power
Pada 2 — Tha (थ)
Navamsa rashi: Virgo
Boys' names
- Thanesh (थानेश) — Lord of the place
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.
Pada 3 — Jha (झ)
Navamsa rashi: Libra
Boys' 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.
Girls' names
- Jhalak (झलक) — A glimpse
- Jharna (झरना) — A waterfall
Pada 4 — Na (ञ)
Navamsa rashi: Scorpio
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.