Rohini nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Rohini nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "o" (ஓ), pada 2 "va" (வ), pada 3 "vi" (வி), pada 4 "vu" (வு).

Rohini: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	ஓ	o (ओ)	Rishabam
2	வ	va (व)	Rishabam
3	வி	vi (वि)	Rishabam
4	வு	vu (वु)	Rishabam

All four padas of Rohini fall in Rishabam 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 "o" (ஓ)

Oviyagirl · lovely as a painting
Oviyanboy · artist
Omprakashboy · the light of Om

Pada 2: names beginning with "va" (வ)

Vasanthboy · spring
Valligirl · Murugan's consort
Varadhanboy · giver of boons, Vishnu
Vanithagirl · woman
Vadivelboy · Murugan of the fine spear
Valarmathigirl · the waxing moon
Valluvanboy · after Thiruvalluvar
Vasanthagirl · spring

Pada 3: names beginning with "vi" (வி)

Vijayboy · victory
Vidhyagirl · learning
Vinayaganboy · Ganesha
Vimalagirl · pure one
Vigneshboy · Ganesha, remover of obstacles
Visalakshigirl · the Goddess with wide eyes
Vizhigirl · eye

Pada 4: names beginning with "vu" (வு)

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

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 Rohini nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Rohini 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 "o" (ஓ), pada 2 "va" (வ), pada 3 "vi" (வி), pada 4 "vu" (வு).

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.