Aswini nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Aswini nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "chu" (சு), pada 2 "che" (சே), pada 3 "cho" (சோ), pada 4 "la" (ல).

Aswini: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	சு	chu (चु)	Mesham
2	சே	che (चे)	Mesham
3	சோ	cho (चो)	Mesham
4	ல	la (ल)	Mesham

All four padas of Aswini fall in Mesham rasi.

Source: Yajnavalkya Smriti with the Mitakshara, tr. Srisa Chandra Vidyarnava (Allahabad, 1918), pp. 38-39; Sat Kriya Sara Dipika of Gopala Bhatta Gosvami, the naming-ceremony section

Pada 1: names beginning with "chu" (சு)

Subramanianboy · a name of Lord Murugan
Sundarigirl · beautiful one
Sudhagirl · nectar
Sumathigirl · one with a good mind
Sureshboy · lord of the gods
Suganthigirl · fragrant one
Sundaramboy · beauty
Suseelagirl · of good character

Pada 2: names beginning with "che" (சே)

Sekarboy · crest, crown
Seyonboy · Murugan, as the Sangam poems name him
Sevanthigirl · chrysanthemum
Cheranboy · after the Chera kings
Sethuramanboy · Rama of the Sethu bridge
Sendhanboy · the red one, Murugan

Pada 3: names beginning with "cho" (சோ)

Somasundaramboy · Shiva as worshipped at Madurai
Somuboy · the moon
Chozhanboy · after the Chola kings
Sobanagirl · radiant one
Solaigirl or boy · a flowering grove
Somanathanboy · lord of the moon, Shiva

Pada 4: names beginning with "la" (ல)

Lakshmigirl · goddess of wealth
Lathagirl · a flowering creeper
Lalithagirl · a name of the Goddess; graceful
Lakshmananboy · Rama's brother
Lavanboy · Rama's son
Layagirl · rhythm in music

These are only a few examples. The choice of name is your family's; follow what your family priest or elders advise.

Frequently asked

Which letters suit a Aswini nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Aswini nakshatraநட்சத்திரம்: One of the 27 star groups the Moon passes through, about one a day. The one at your birth is your birth star. takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "chu" (சு), pada 2 "che" (சே), pada 3 "cho" (சோ), pada 4 "la" (ல).

How do I know the pada?

The pada depends on the minute of birth. Give the date, time and place to this site's baby-name calculator and it gives the star, the pada and the letter. A horoscope also states the pada.

Must the name begin with the star's letter?

It is a family tradition, not a rule. Many families keep the star-letter name for ceremonies and call the child by another. The choice is the family's.