Purva Ashadha Nakshatra Baby Names
Lord: Venus · Deity: Apah (the water deity / water) · Rashi: Sagittarius
The naming syllables of Purva Ashadha nakshatra are Bu, Dha, Pha, Dha (బూ, ధా, ఫా, ఢా). This page lists 10 Telugu names for them, pada by pada, with meanings.
The month of Ashadha takes its name from the two Ashadha nakshatras. This one's deity is Apas, the waters. Its last syllable, ḍhā (ఢా), begins no Telugu names.
Pada 1 · Bu (బూ)
Sagittarius 13°20′ – 16°40′ · Navamsa: Leo (Sun)
Boy names
- Budha (బుధ) — Wise one; the planet Mercury
Girl names
No names found for this syllable.
Pada 2 · Dha (ధా)
Sagittarius 16°40′ – 20° · Navamsa: Virgo (Mercury)
Boy names
- Dhanush (ధనుష్) — Bow
- Dharma (ధర్మ) — Righteousness
- Dhananjaya (ధనంజయ) — Winner of wealth (Arjuna)
Girl names
- Dharani (ధరణి) — The Earth
- Dhanya (ధన్య) — Blessed
- Dhatri (ధాత్రి) — Mother; the Earth
Pada 3 · Pha (ఫా)
Sagittarius 20° – 23°20′ · Navamsa: Libra (Venus)
Boy names
- Phanindra (ఫణీంద్ర) — King of serpents (Adisesha)
- Phani (ఫణి) — Serpent
Girl names
- Phalguni (ఫల్గుణి) — Born in Phalguna
Pada 4 · Dha (ఢా)
Sagittarius 23°20′ – 26°40′ · Navamsa: Scorpio (Mars)
Hardly any Telugu names begin with Dha (ఢా). A baby born in this pada keeps Dha (ఢా) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.
Which pada of Purva Ashadha was your baby born in?
The Moon's position in the birth chart gives the nakshatra and pada. If the Moon was in Sagittarius 13°20′ – 16°40′ at birth, for example, the baby was born in pada 1 of Purva Ashadha and the naming syllable is Bu (బూ). A pada lasts only about six hours, so near a pada boundary the birth time must be exact.