Bharani nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Bharani nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "li" (லி), pada 2 "lu" (லு), pada 3 "le" (லே), pada 4 "lo" (லோ).

Bharani: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	லி	li (लि)	Mesham
2	லு	lu (लु)	Mesham
3	லே	le (ले)	Mesham
4	லோ	lo (लो)	Mesham

All four padas of Bharani 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 "li" (லி)

Lingeswaranboy · Shiva
Lingamboy · the Shiva linga
Likhithagirl · that which is written

Pada 2: names beginning with "lu" (லு)

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

Pada 3: names beginning with "le" (லே)

Lekhagirl · writing, a line

Pada 4: names beginning with "lo" (லோ)

Lokeshboy · lord of the world
Loganayagigirl · mistress of the world, the Goddess
Loganathanboy · lord of the world
Lochanagirl · eye

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 Bharani nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Bharani 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 "li" (லி), pada 2 "lu" (லு), pada 3 "le" (லே), pada 4 "lo" (லோ).

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.