Pushya Nakshatra Baby Names

Lord: Saturn · Deity: 'Brihaspati' (preceptor of the gods) · Rashi: Cancer

The naming syllables of Pushya nakshatra are Hu, He, Ho, Da (హూ, హే, హో, డా). This page lists 11 Telugu names for them, pada by pada, with meanings.

Telugu calls this nakshatra Pushyami, and the month of Pushya (Pushyam) takes its name from it. Its deity is Brihaspati, the guru of the gods, so it is counted among the most auspicious nakshatras for a birth.

Pada 1 · Hu (హూ)

Cancer 3°20′ – 6°40′ · Navamsa: Leo (Sun)

Hardly any Telugu names begin with Hu (హూ). A baby born in this pada keeps Hu (హూ) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.

Pada 2 · He (హే)

Cancer 6°40′ – 10° · Navamsa: Virgo (Mercury)

Pada 3 · Ho (హో)

Cancer 10° – 13°20′ · Navamsa: Libra (Venus)

Hardly any Telugu names begin with Ho (హో). A baby born in this pada keeps Ho (హో) for the nakshatra name said in pujas and sankalpas, and the family chooses the everyday name by its own custom.

Pada 4 · Da (డా)

Cancer 13°20′ – 16°40′ · Navamsa: Scorpio (Mars)

Names beginning with Da (డా) are rare, so names with the nearest sound, దా, are listed too. The nakshatra name itself still takes Da (డా).

Which pada of Pushya was your baby born in?

The Moon's position in the birth chart gives the nakshatra and pada. If the Moon was in Cancer 3°20′ – 6°40′ at birth, for example, the baby was born in pada 1 of Pushya and the naming syllable is Hu (హూ). A pada lasts only about six hours, so near a pada boundary the birth time must be exact.