Punarpoosam nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Punarpoosam nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "ke" (கே), pada 2 "ko" (கோ), pada 3 "ha" (ஹ), pada 4 "hi" (ஹி).

Punarpoosam: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	கே	ke (के)	Mithunam
2	கோ	ko (को)	Mithunam
3	ஹ	ha (ह)	Mithunam
4	ஹி	hi (हि)	Kadagam

Punarpoosam padas 1, 2, 3 fall in Mithunam rasi, padas 4 in Kadagam.

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 "ke" (கே)

Kesavanboy · a name of Vishnu
Kedharanathanboy · Shiva of Kedarnath

Pada 2: names beginning with "ko" (கோ)

Gopalboy · protector of cows, Krishna
Gokilagirl · cuckoo
Govindhanboy · Vishnu
Kodhaigirl · a name of Andal
Gomathigirl · the Goddess Gomathi of Sankarankovil
Gokulboy · the village where Krishna grew up

Pada 3: names beginning with "ha" (ஹ)

Hariboy · Vishnu
Harinigirl · deer
Hamsagirl · swan
Hariharanboy · Vishnu and Shiva as one
Harithagirl · green, fresh

Pada 4: names beginning with "hi" (ஹி)

Himagirl · snow
Hiteshboy · lord of goodness

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 Punarpoosam nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Punarpoosam 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 "ke" (கே), pada 2 "ko" (கோ), pada 3 "ha" (ஹ), pada 4 "hi" (ஹி).

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.