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Baby-name syllables by nakshatra

In the South Indian tradition, a child’s name often begins with a syllable tied to their janma nakshatra and pada — the avakahada chakra a family priest consults at the naming ceremony. Enter the birth details to find it.

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The full syllable table

NakshatraPada 1Pada 2Pada 3Pada 4
Ashwinichuchechola
Bharanililulelo
Krittikaaiue
Rohiniovavivu
Mrigashiravevokaki
Ardrakughaunder review*chha
Punarvasukekohahi
Pushyahuhehoḍa
Ashleshaḍiḍuḍeḍo
Maghamamimume
Purva Phalgunimoṭaṭiṭu
Uttara Phalguniṭeṭopapi
Hastapuṣhaṇaṭha
Chitrapeporari
Swatirurerota
Vishakhatituteto
Anuradhananinune
Jyeshthanoyayiyu
Mulayeyobhabhi
Purva Ashadhabhudhaphaḍha
Uttara Ashadhabhebhojaji
Shravanaunder review*under review*under review*under review*
Dhanishtagagiguge
Shatabhishagosasisu
Purva Bhadrapadasesodadi
Uttara Bhadrapadaduthaunder review*under review*
Revatidedochachi

*A few cells have printed variants across traditional panchangams; they are with our consulting Jyotishi for review, and we would rather pause than publish an uncertain syllable. The table follows the Sanskrit convention as commonly printed in South Indian panchangams; the syllable is a tradition and a starting place — parents always choose freely.