Naming letters
Baby name letters by nakshatra
The syllable a child's name begins with, by the nakshatra and pada the Moon stood in at birth: all 27 stars, all four padas.
Find the child's nakshatra and pada from the birth date, time and place with the calculator, then read the syllable in that row and column. The calculator also shows it directly once the birth time is known.
| Nakshatra | Pada 1 | Pada 2 | Pada 3 | Pada 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | Chu (चु) | Che (चे) | Cho (चो) | La (ला) |
| Bharani | Li (ली) | Lu (लू) | Le (ले) | Lo (लो) |
| Krittika | A (अ) | I (ई) | U (उ) | E (ए) |
| Rohini | O (ओ) | Va (वा) | Vi (वी) | Vu (वू) |
| Mrigashira | Ve (वे) | Vo (वो) | Ka (का) | Ki (की) |
| Ardra | Ku (कू) | Gha (घ) | Nga (ङ) | Chha (छ) |
| Punarvasu | Ke (के) | Ko (को) | Ha (हा) | Hi (ही) |
| Pushya | Hu (हू) | He (हे) | Ho (हो) | Da (डा) |
| Ashlesha | Di (डी) | Du (डू) | De (डे) | Do (डो) |
| Magha | Ma (मा) | Mi (मी) | Mu (मू) | Me (मे) |
| Purva Phalguni | Mo (मो) | Ta (टा) | Ti (टी) | Tu (टू) |
| Uttara Phalguni | Te (टे) | To (टो) | Pa (पा) | Pi (पी) |
| Hasta | Pu (पू) | Sha (ष) | Na (ण) | Tha (ठ) |
| Chitra | Pe (पे) | Po (पो) | Ra (रा) | Ri (री) |
| Swati | Ru (रू) | Re (रे) | Ro (रो) | Ta (ता) |
| Vishakha | Ti (ती) | Tu (तू) | Te (ते) | To (तो) |
| Anuradha | Na (ना) | Ni (नी) | Nu (नू) | Ne (ने) |
| Jyeshtha | No (नो) | Ya (या) | Yi (यी) | Yu (यू) |
| Mula | Ye (ये) | Yo (यो) | Bha (भा) | Bhi (भी) |
| Purva Ashadha | Bhu (भू) | Dha (धा) | Pha (फा) | Dha (ढा) |
| Uttara Ashadha | Bhe (भे) | Bho (भो) | Ja (जा) | Ji (जी) |
| Shravana | Ju (जू) | Je (जे) | Jo (जो) | Gha (घा) |
| Dhanishta | Ga (गा) | Gi (गी) | Gu (गू) | Ge (गे) |
| Shatabhisha | Go (गो) | Sa (सा) | Si (सी) | Su (सू) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | Se (से) | So (सो) | Da (दा) | Di (दी) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Du (दू) | Tha (थ) | Jha (झ) | Tra (त्र) |
| Revati | De (दे) | Do (दो) | Cha (चा) | Chi (ची) |
Letters, never names. The tradition points at a sound; choosing the name is the family's. Practice varies by region and family, and many families also weigh the rashi letter or a deity's name. A purohit can confirm the syllable for your own tradition.