Poorattathi nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Poorattathi nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "se" (ஸே), pada 2 "so" (ஸோ), pada 3 "da" (த), pada 4 "di" (தி).

Poorattathi: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	ஸே	se (से)	Kumbam
2	ஸோ	so (सो)	Kumbam
3	த	da (द)	Kumbam
4	தி	di (दि)	Meenam

Poorattathi padas 1, 2, 3 fall in Kumbam rasi, padas 4 in Meenam.

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 "se" (ஸே)

In Tamil, names with this sound are usually written with "சே"; the ideas below are spelled that way.

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 2: names beginning with "so" (ஸோ)

In Tamil, names with this sound are usually written with "சோ"; the ideas below are spelled that way.

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 3: names beginning with "da" (த)

Tamilselvanboy · treasure of Tamil
Tamilselvigirl · treasure of Tamil
Dhanalakshmigirl · goddess of wealth
Dharmanboy · righteous one
Dhayalanboy · kind-hearted one
Dhamayanthigirl · Nala's consort
Thangamgirl or boy · gold

Pada 4: names beginning with "di" (தி)

Dhivyagirl · divine
Thilagagirl · the forehead mark; the finest
Dineshboy · lord of the day, the sun
Thirunavukkarasuboy · the saint Appar
Thiyagarajanboy · Shiva of Thiruvarur
Thirumagalgirl · Lakshmi

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 Poorattathi nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Poorattathi 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 "se" (ஸே), pada 2 "so" (ஸோ), pada 3 "da" (த), pada 4 "di" (தி).

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.