Namkaran · नामकरण

Find baby names from the birth-star sound

Choose the Nakshatra and Pada your priest or astrologer gave you. We will show the traditional starting sound and matching Indian names you can open, compare and shortlist.

Do not know the Nakshatra or Pada? Ask the priest who prepared the baby's Kundali using the exact birth date, time and place. This page helps with name selection; it does not calculate a birth chart.

Your traditional starting sounds

Ashlesha

DiDuDeDo

If you know only the Nakshatra, these four sounds are your broad range. Ask your priest for the Pada to narrow it to one sound.

Matching Indian baby names

Names beginning with Di, Du, De, Do. Open a name to see its meaning and origin.

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Diya Girl · Sanskrit Lamp, divine light Dev Boy · Sanskrit God, divine Divya Girl · Sanskrit Divine, brilliant, heavenly Devika Girl · Sanskrit Little goddess, divine Deepak Boy · Hindi Lamp, light, brilliant Devika Girl · Sanskrit Little goddess, divine Dinesh Boy · Tamil Lord of the day, sun Deepa Girl · Sanskrit Lamp, light, brilliant Deepak Girl · Sanskrit Lamp, light, one who enlightens Disha Girl · Sanskrit Direction, guidance, north Divya Girl · Sanskrit Divine, celestial, brilliant Durgashankar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Durgawati Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Deepa Girl · Hindi Lamp, light Deepali Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepanker Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepanshi Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepanshu Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepansu Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepanti Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepender Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepika Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepmala Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepnarayan Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deepshikha Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Deerendra Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Depali Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Depander Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devanand Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devanti Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devasheeh Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devashish Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devasish Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devdhari Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devender Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devendra Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devendri Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devideen Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devilal Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devinder Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Devkali Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Devyani Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dibakar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Digamber Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Digvijay Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilawar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilshadi Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilshana Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin

How Namkaran name selection works

1. Establish the birth detailsThe exact time and place are used to prepare the Kundali and identify the Moon's Nakshatra at birth.
2. Identify Nakshatra and PadaEach of the 27 Nakshatras has four Padas. Each Pada corresponds to a traditional opening sound.
3. Choose a meaningful nameShortlist names that begin with that sound, then consider meaning, family tradition, pronunciation and legal spelling.
Important: practices and transliterations vary across regions, languages, lineages and families. Treat this as a cultural shortlist, not a replacement for your family's priest. Where a sound yields very few names, some traditions use a close sound or another Pada within the same Nakshatra after consultation.

All 27 Nakshatras and 108 naming sounds

Select any row to see matching names. The four sounds are shown in Pada order.

NakshatraPada 1Pada 2Pada 3Pada 4
1. Ashwini ChuCheChoLa
2. Bharani LiLuLeLo
3. Krittika AIUE
4. Rohini OVaViVo
5. Mrigashira VeVoKaKe
6. Ardra KuGhaNgChha
7. Punarvasu KeKoHaHi
8. Pushya HuHeHoDa
9. Ashlesha DiDuDeDo
10. Magha MaMiMuMe
11. Purva Phalguni MoTaTiTu
12. Uttara Phalguni TeToPaPi
13. Hasta PuShaNaTha
14. Chitra PePoRaRi
15. Swati RuReRoTa
16. Vishakha TiTuTeTo
17. Anuradha NaNiNuNe
18. Jyeshtha NoYaYiYu
19. Mula YeYoBhaBhi
20. Purva Ashadha BhuDhaBhaDha
21. Uttara Ashadha BheBhoJaJi
22. Shravana JuJeJoGha
23. Dhanishta GaGiGuGe
24. Shatabhisha GoSaSiSu
25. Purva Bhadrapada SeSoDaDi
26. Uttara Bhadrapada DuThaJhaDa
27. Revati DeDoChaChi

About the tradition and sources

Namakarana is traditionally described as a naming samskara. A Vedic organisation describes the name as aligned with the birth Nakshatra and the name spoken into the child's ear; timing and ceremony details differ by community. The starting-sound chart follows the widely used 27-Nakshatra, four-Pada system.

Vaidic Dharma Sansthan: Namakaranam Himalayan Academy: birth-star syllables

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