Magam nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Magam nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "ma" (ம), pada 2 "mi" (மி), pada 3 "mu" (மு), pada 4 "me" (மே).

Magam: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	ம	ma (म)	Simmam
2	மி	mi (मि)	Simmam
3	மு	mu (मु)	Simmam
4	மே	me (मे)	Simmam

All four padas of Magam fall in Simmam 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 "ma" (ம)

Manigirl or boy · gem
Malargirl · flower
Mathigirl or boy · moon; wisdom
Maheshboy · Shiva
Mangaigirl · young woman
Malarvizhigirl · flower-like eyes
Manikandanboy · Ayyappan

Pada 2: names beginning with "mi" (மி)

Mithragirl or boy · friend; the sun
Mirudhulagirl · gentle one

Pada 3: names beginning with "mu" (மு)

Muruganboy · the Tamil god Murugan
Muthugirl or boy · pearl
Mugilanboy · like a rain cloud
Mullaigirl · jasmine
Mukundhanboy · Vishnu
Muthamizhgirl or boy · the three Tamils: literature, music and drama

Pada 4: names beginning with "me" (மே)

Megalagirl · a jewelled girdle
Meghagirl · cloud
Medhagirl · intellect

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 Magam nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Magam 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 "ma" (ம), pada 2 "mi" (மி), pada 3 "mu" (மு), pada 4 "me" (மே).

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.