Baby Names by Nakshatra

In the Vedic tradition a child's name begins with the auspicious sound of their Janma Nakshatra — the constellation the Moon held at the moment of birth. Each of the 27 nakshatras maps to its own set of naming syllables. Pick your baby's birth star below for names and meanings, or use the free Namkaran tool to compute your baby's exact nakshatra and pada syllable.

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All 27 nakshatras · 523 names