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.

1. Birth Nakshatra

2. Pada (quarter), if supplied

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 sound

Purva Bhadrapada, Pada 4

Di

Matching Indian baby names

Names beginning with Di. Open a name to see its meaning and origin.

Browse all Indian names →

Diya Girl · Sanskrit Lamp, divine light Divya Girl · Sanskrit Divine, brilliant, heavenly Dinesh Boy · Tamil Lord of the day, sun Disha Girl · Sanskrit Direction, guidance, north Divya Girl · Sanskrit Divine, celestial, brilliant 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 Dipali Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipanshi Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipanshu Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipansu Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipeeka Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipendra Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipika Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Divakar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Divaraj Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Diwakar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Diwansi Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Diya Girl · Sanskrit Lamp, light, divine light Dibya Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Diksha Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dikshant Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dila Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilbar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dildar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilip Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilish Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Diljan Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilkhush Girl · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilkush Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilsad Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilsah Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilshad Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dilvar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dimpal Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dimpu Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dimpy Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dineesh Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dinesh Boy · Tamil A traditional Indian name of Tamil origin Dinkar Boy · Sanskrit A traditional Indian name of Sanskrit origin Dipa Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipak Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipti Girl · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi origin Dipu Boy · Punjabi A traditional Indian name of Punjabi 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.

Nakshatra	Pada 1	Pada 2	Pada 3	Pada 4
1. Ashwini	Chu	Che	Cho	La
2. Bharani	Li	Lu	Le	Lo
3. Krittika	A	I	U	E
4. Rohini	O	Va	Vi	Vo
5. Mrigashira	Ve	Vo	Ka	Ke
6. Ardra	Ku	Gha	Ng	Chha
7. Punarvasu	Ke	Ko	Ha	Hi
8. Pushya	Hu	He	Ho	Da
9. Ashlesha	Di	Du	De	Do
10. Magha	Ma	Mi	Mu	Me
11. Purva Phalguni	Mo	Ta	Ti	Tu
12. Uttara Phalguni	Te	To	Pa	Pi
13. Hasta	Pu	Sha	Na	Tha
14. Chitra	Pe	Po	Ra	Ri
15. Swati	Ru	Re	Ro	Ta
16. Vishakha	Ti	Tu	Te	To
17. Anuradha	Na	Ni	Nu	Ne
18. Jyeshtha	No	Ya	Yi	Yu
19. Mula	Ye	Yo	Bha	Bhi
20. Purva Ashadha	Bhu	Dha	Bha	Dha
21. Uttara Ashadha	Bhe	Bho	Ja	Ji
22. Shravana	Ju	Je	Jo	Gha
23. Dhanishta	Ga	Gi	Gu	Ge
24. Shatabhisha	Go	Sa	Si	Su
25. Purva Bhadrapada	Se	So	Da	Di
26. Uttara Bhadrapada	Du	Tha	Jha	Da
27. Revati	De	Do	Cha	Chi

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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