Uthiradam nakshatra baby names: starting letters

By tradition, a baby born in Uthiradam nakshatra takes a name beginning with: pada 1 "bhe" (பே), pada 2 "bho" (போ), pada 3 "ja" (ஜ), pada 4 "ji" (ஜி).

Uthiradam: pada and letter

Pada	Tamil letter	Sound	Rasi
1	பே	bhe (भे)	Dhanusu
2	போ	bho (भो)	Magaram
3	ஜ	ja (ज)	Magaram
4	ஜி	ji (जि)	Magaram

Uthiradam padas 1 fall in Dhanusu rasi, padas 2, 3, 4 in Magaram.

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 "bhe" (பே)

Pechigirl · Pechiamman, a village guardian goddess
Premagirl · love

Pada 2: names beginning with "bho" (போ)

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

Pada 3: names beginning with "ja" (ஜ)

Jananigirl · mother
Jagadeeshboy · lord of the universe
Jalajagirl · lotus, born of water

Pada 4: names beginning with "ji" (ஜி)

Jishnuboy · victorious one

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 Uthiradam nakshatra baby's name?

By tradition, a baby born in Uthiradam 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 "bhe" (பே), pada 2 "bho" (போ), pada 3 "ja" (ஜ), pada 4 "ji" (ஜி).

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.