Mirugasirisham nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Mirugasirisham nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "ve" (வே), pada 2 "vo" (வோ), pada 3 "ka" (க), pada 4 "ki / ke" (கி / கே).

Mirugasirisham: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	வே	ve (वे)	Rishabam
2	வோ	vo (वो)	Rishabam
3	க	ka (क)	Mithunam
4	கி / கே	ki / ke (कि)	Mithunam

Mirugasirisham padas 1, 2 fall in Rishabam rasi, padas 3, 4 in Mithunam.

For the 4th pada the Yajnavalkya Smriti edition gives "ki" and the Sat Kriya Sara Dipika gives "ke". Other texts also give "ki", so it comes first; names for both are shown below.

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 "ve" (வே)

Velanboy · Murugan who holds the spear
Venuboy · flute; Krishna
Vedhagirl · the Vedas
Venigirl · braided hair
Vendhanboy · king
Velvizhigirl · eyes bright as a spear

Pada 2: names beginning with "vo" (வோ)

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

Pada 3: names beginning with "ka" (க)

Kamalagirl · lotus
Kannanboy · Krishna
Kavithagirl · poem
Kathirboy · ray of light
Kalaivanigirl · Saraswati, goddess of the arts
Ganeshboy · Ganesha
Kayalvizhigirl · fish-shaped eyes
Karunakaranboy · abode of compassion

Pada 4: names beginning with "ki / ke" (கி / கே)

Krishnanboy · Lord Krishna
Kiruthikagirl · the Karthigai star (Pleiades)
Girijagirl · daughter of the mountain, Parvati
Giridharanboy · Krishna who held up the hill
Kirubagirl or boy · grace, compassion
Kishoreboy · youth
Kesavanboy · a name of Vishnu
Kedharanathanboy · Shiva of Kedarnath

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 Mirugasirisham nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Mirugasirisham 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 "ve" (வே), pada 2 "vo" (வோ), pada 3 "ka" (க), pada 4 "ki / ke" (கி / கே).

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.