Ashlesha Nakshatra Baby Names
Lord: Mercury · Deity: 'The serpents' (Nagas) · Rashi: Cancer
The naming syllables of Ashlesha nakshatra are Di, Du, De, Do (డీ, డూ, డే, డో). This page lists 13 Telugu names for them, pada by pada, with meanings.
All four Ashlesha syllables use the retroflex ḍa (డ), which begins almost no Telugu names, so families commonly name the child with the dental da (ద) and the same vowel. The nakshatra's deities are the Nagas, the serpents.
Pada 1 · Di (డీ)
Cancer 16°40′ – 20° · Navamsa: Sagittarius (Jupiter)
Names beginning with Di (డీ) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, దీ, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes Di (డీ).
Boy names
- Dinesh (దినేష్) — The Sun, lord of the day
- Deepak (దీపక్) — Lamp
- Dileep (దిలీప్) — A king of Rama's dynasty
Girl names
- Deepthi (దీప్తి) — Radiance
- Divya (దివ్య) — Divine
- Deepika (దీపిక) — Little lamp
Pada 2 · Du (డూ)
Cancer 20° – 23°20′ · Navamsa: Capricorn (Saturn)
Names beginning with Du (డూ) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, దూ, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes Du (డూ).
Boy names
- Dushyanth (దుష్యంత్) — The king who married Shakuntala
- Durgaprasad (దుర్గాప్రసాద్) — Gift of Goddess Durga
Girl names
- Durga (దుర్గ) — Goddess Durga
Pada 3 · De (డే)
Cancer 23°20′ – 26°40′ · Navamsa: Aquarius (Saturn)
Names beginning with De (డే) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, దే, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes De (డే).
Boy names
- Devendra (దేవేంద్ర) — King of the gods
- Devanand (దేవానంద్) — Divine joy
Girl names
- Devika (దేవిక) — Little goddess
- Devasena (దేవసేన) — Consort of Lord Subrahmanya
Pada 4 · Do (డో)
Cancer 26°40′ – 30° · Navamsa: Pisces (Jupiter)
Hardly any Telugu names begin with Do (డో). A baby born in this pada keeps Do (డో) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.
Which pada of Ashlesha was your baby born in?
The Moon's position in the birth chart gives the nakshatra and pada. If the Moon was in Cancer 16°40′ – 20° at birth, for example, the baby was born in pada 1 of Ashlesha and the naming syllable is Di (డీ). A pada lasts only about six hours, so near a pada boundary the birth time must be exact.