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 sound
Shatabhisha, Pada 4
Su
Matching Indian baby names
Names beginning with Su. Open a name to see its meaning and origin.
Sukanya
Girl · Sanskrit
Beautiful girl, a good girl
Sunita
Girl · Sanskrit
Well-behaved, polite, good character
Surya
Boy · Tamil
Sun, solar deity
Sumit
Boy · Sanskrit
Well-measured, well-made
Suraj
Boy · Hindi
Sun, sunlight
Subash
Boy · Sanskrit
Speaking well, eloquent
Subburaiyalu
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent bburaiyalu; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bburaiyalu'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suhagini
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent hagini; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'hagini'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sukhavinder
Boy · Punjabi
Punjabi compound name; 'sukh' meaning happiness combined with a second element — a Sikh name expressing devotion to the divine
Sumit
Boy · Sanskrit
Well-measured, well-made, good friend
Sumoranjam
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent moranjam; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'moranjam'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sunarkali
Girl · Sanskrit
Golden bud; from Sanskrit/Punjabi 'sunar' (golden) + 'kalī' (bud) — a golden flower bud
Sundar
Boy · Sanskrit
Beautiful, handsome, graceful
Sunilrawat
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent nilrawat; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'nilrawat'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Supriya
Girl · Sanskrit
Beloved, pleasing, dear to heart
Surbhi
Girl · Sanskrit
Fragrance, divine cow, sweet smell
Surendera
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent rendera; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'rendera'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Surindera
Boy · Punjabi
Excellent rindera; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'rindera'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Surya
Girl · Sanskrit
Sun, solar deity, sunlight
Surbhi
Girl · Sanskrit
Fragrance, divine cow
Sukanya
Girl · Sanskrit
Beautiful girl, a good girl
Suresh
Boy · Hindi
Ruler of the gods
Sunita
Girl · Hindi
Well-mannered, good character
Subani
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent bani; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bani'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subato
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent bato; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bato'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subhadra
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent bhadra; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bhadra'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subhagi
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent bhagi; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bhagi'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subhagya
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent bhagya; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bhagya'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subhakar
Boy · Sanskrit
Good/auspicious/well doer/one who makes; Sanskrit compound 'su-' (सु, good/auspicious/well) + 'kara' (कर, doer/one who makes). A name combining the quality of good with doer.
Subhangi
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent bhangi; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'bhangi'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Subhapal
Girl · Punjabi
Good/auspicious/well protector/guardian; Sanskrit compound 'su-' (सु, good/auspicious/well) + 'pāla' (पाल, protector/guardian). A name combining the quality of good with protector.
Subrati
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent brati; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'brati'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sucheta
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent cheta; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'cheta'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suchita
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent chita; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'chita'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suchitra
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent chitra; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'chitra'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudama
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent dama; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dama'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudarshan
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent darshan; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'darshan'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudershan
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent dershan; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dershan'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudeshwer
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent deshwer; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'deshwer'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudhama
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent dhama; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dhama'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudhanshu
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent dhanshu; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dhanshu'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudhansu
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent dhansu; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dhansu'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sudhata
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent dhata; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'dhata'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sugana
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent gana; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'gana'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Sugandha
Boy · Sanskrit
Excellent gandha; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'gandha'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suganti
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent ganti; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'ganti'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suhaliya
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent haliya; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'haliya'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
Suhana
Girl · Sanskrit
Excellent hana; Sanskrit prefix 'su-' (सु) meaning good/auspicious/well, combined with 'hana'. A name expressing good qualities in all endeavours.
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.
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.