In Hindu tradition the first sound of a baby's name comes from the nakshatra (and its pada) the Moon was in at birth — the Namakshar. Choose the rashi, or the nakshatra and pada, and the generator lists real names that start with the right syllable.
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Syllables follow the traditional Namakshar (Avakahada chakra) list; a name's rashi comes from its first syllable.
Each of the 27 nakshatras has four padas, and each pada has a syllable (for example Ashwini: Chu, Che, Cho, La). The baby's name starts with the syllable of the pada the Moon was in at birth. Nine padas make one rashi.
Mesh (Aries) covers Ashwini, Bharani and the first pada of Krittika: Chu, Che, Cho, La, Li, Lu, Le, Lo and A.
Choose the rashi alone: you get names for all nine of its syllables. For the exact syllable, use the nakshatra and pada.
The first syllable of an English spelling is matched to the traditional syllables; names starting with a vowel or with sounds like "Sh" or "Tr" follow the usual conventions. A priest or astrologer can confirm the exact Namakshar.
Every suggestion is a real name from our list of 17,829 baby names with meanings. Meanings come from each name's language of origin; many names have more than one meaning.
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