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Browse Hindu baby names with Sanskrit roots, meanings and associated deities, or filter by nakshatra pada syllable.
This finder lists Hindu baby names with the Sanskrit word each one comes from, the meaning, and the deity or epic figure the name is linked to. It also carries the traditional namakaran chart: the zodiac's 360 degrees split into 27 nakshatras of 13 degrees 20 minutes each, every nakshatra divided into four padas, and each pada carrying a starting syllable for the child's name. Pick a nakshatra and pada and the list narrows to names beginning with those syllables, or simply browse by letter, gender, deity or a word in the meaning.
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Each entry gives the source word in IAST transliteration, so the meaning can be checked rather than taken on trust.
All 27 nakshatras with their four pada syllables, the same chart used for namakaran.
Names carrying an association with a specific deity or epic figure are tagged, so a family tradition is easy to follow.
The zodiac is divided into 27 nakshatras of 13 degrees 20 minutes each, and each nakshatra into four padas. Every pada has an assigned syllable — Rohini's four are O, Va, Vi and Vu — and the child's name traditionally begins with the syllable of the pada the Moon occupied at birth.
Namakaran is the Hindu naming ceremony, one of the sixteen samskaras. It is commonly held on the eleventh or twelfth day after birth, though the timing varies by community, and the name chosen usually follows the nakshatra syllable.
Broadly yes, but not exactly. The chart is well standardised for most nakshatras while a handful of padas are written differently across regional traditions and almanacs. If your family follows a specific panchang or astrologer, use their syllable.
Yes. Many families choose purely on meaning, on a grandparent's name, or on how the name sounds with the surname. The nakshatra syllable is a widely followed custom, not a requirement, and some families keep a nakshatra-based name for rituals and use a different everyday name.