Ayilyam nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Ayilyam nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "ḍi" (டி), pada 2 "ḍu" (டு), pada 3 "ḍe" (டே), pada 4 "ḍo" (டோ).

Ayilyam: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	டி	ḍi (डि)	Kadagam
2	டு	ḍu (डु)	Kadagam
3	டே	ḍe (डे)	Kadagam
4	டோ	ḍo (डो)	Kadagam

All four padas of Ayilyam fall in Kadagam 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 "ḍi" (டி)

Very few Tamil names begin with this sound. Ask your family priest whether a nearby sound will do.

Pada 2: names beginning with "ḍu" (டு)

Very few Tamil names begin with this sound. Ask your family priest whether a nearby sound will do.

Pada 3: names beginning with "ḍe" (டே)

Very few Tamil names begin with this sound. Ask your family priest whether a nearby sound will do.

Pada 4: names beginning with "ḍo" (டோ)

Very few Tamil names begin with this sound. Ask your family priest whether a nearby sound will do.

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 Ayilyam nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Ayilyam 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 "ḍi" (டி), pada 2 "ḍu" (டு), pada 3 "ḍe" (டே), pada 4 "ḍo" (டோ).

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.