Revathi nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Revathi nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "de" (தே), pada 2 "do" (தோ), pada 3 "cha" (ச), pada 4 "chi" (சி).

Revathi: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	தே	de (दे)	Meenam
2	தோ	do (दो)	Meenam
3	ச	cha (च)	Meenam
4	சி	chi (चि)	Meenam

All four padas of Revathi fall in Meenam 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 "de" (தே)

Devigirl · goddess
Devaboy · god
Thenmozhigirl · honey-sweet words
Devarajboy · king of the gods

Pada 2: names beginning with "do" (தோ)

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

Pada 3: names beginning with "cha" (ச)

Saravananboy · Murugan, born in the Saravana pool
Chandranboy · the moon
Saraswathigirl · goddess of learning
Sankarboy · Shiva, the giver of good
Sandhyagirl · twilight
Sakthigirl or boy · strength; the Goddess
Shanmugamboy · six-faced Murugan
Chandragirl · the moon

Pada 4: names beginning with "chi" (சி)

Sivaboy · Shiva
Chithragirl · a picture
Sindhugirl · the Indus river
Sivagamigirl · Shiva's consort
Chidambaramboy · Nataraja's town, Thillai
Sivasankarboy · Shiva

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 Revathi nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Revathi 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 "de" (தே), pada 2 "do" (தோ), pada 3 "cha" (ச), pada 4 "chi" (சி).

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.