Mrigashira Nakshatra Baby Names
Lord: Mars · Deity: Soma (the Moon god) · Rashi: Taurus, Gemini
The naming syllables of Mrigashira nakshatra are Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki (వే, వో, కా, కీ). This page lists 21 Telugu names for them, pada by pada, with meanings.
The month of Margashira takes its name from this nakshatra, because the full moon falls in Mrigashira that month. The nakshatra's deity is Soma, the Moon.
Pada 1 · Ve (వే)
Taurus 23°20′ – 26°40′ · Navamsa: Leo (Sun)
Boy names
- Venkatesh (వేంకటేష్) — Lord of the Venkata hill (Tirumala)
- Venu (వేణు) — Flute
- Vedanth (వేదాంత్) — Essence of the Vedas
Girl names
- Veda (వేద) — Sacred knowledge
- Vedavathi (వేదవతి) — One versed in the Vedas
- Vedika (వేదిక) — Altar
- Vennela (వెన్నెల) — Moonlight
Pada 2 · Vo (వో)
Taurus 26°40′ – 30° · Navamsa: Virgo (Mercury)
Hardly any Telugu names begin with Vo (వో). A baby born in this pada keeps Vo (వో) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.
Pada 3 · Ka (కా)
Gemini 0° – 3°20′ · Navamsa: Libra (Venus)
Boy names
- Karthik (కార్తీక్) — Kartikeya; the month of Karthika
- Kalyan (కళ్యాణ్) — Auspiciousness
- Kamal (కమల్) — Lotus
- Kashinath (కాశీనాథ్) — Lord of Kashi (Shiva)
Girl names
- Kavya (కావ్య) — Poetry
- Kamala (కమల) — Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi
- Kalyani (కళ్యాణి) — Auspicious one; a raga
- Katyayani (కాత్యాయని) — A form of Goddess Durga
Pada 4 · Ki (కీ)
Gemini 3°20′ – 6°40′ · Navamsa: Scorpio (Mars)
Boy names
- Kiran (కిరణ్) — Ray of light
- Kishore (కిషోర్) — Youth
- Keerthan (కీర్తన్) — Singing God's praise
Girl names
- Keerthi (కీర్తి) — Fame, glory
- Kinnera (కిన్నెర) — Celestial musician; a stringed instrument
- Keerthana (కీర్తన) — Devotional song
Which pada of Mrigashira was your baby born in?
The Moon's position in the birth chart gives the nakshatra and pada. If the Moon was in Taurus 23°20′ – 26°40′ at birth, for example, the baby was born in pada 1 of Mrigashira and the naming syllable is Ve (వే). A pada lasts only about six hours, so near a pada boundary the birth time must be exact.