धनु · Sagittarius · 9 padas

Dhanu Rashi name letters: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe

Dhanu Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

Ye · Yo · Bha · Bhee · Bhu · Dha · Pha · Bhe

Your child's sound is the one pada the Moon was in at birth.

A child born under Dhanu Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha pada 1.

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Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
Two attested regional readings are both shown where they occur
116 cited names; every displayed meaning links to its source

The nine quarters

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The sign gives nine possible sounds. Birth time identifies the one pada; the baby name finder calculates it from the Moon's position.

Dhanu Rashi (धनु) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Mula	1	Ye
Mula	2	Yo
Mula	3	Bha
Mula	4	Bhee
Purva Ashadha	1	Bhu
Purva Ashadha	2	Dha
Purva Ashadha	3	Pha
Purva Ashadha	4	Dha
Uttara Ashadha	1	Bhe

A repeated sound is not a missing entry: two different padas inside Dhanu carry it.

Boundary note. Uttara Ashadha padas 2-4 belong to Makar, not Dhanu. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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116 sourced Dhanu names.

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Dhanu Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Bhadila भडिल Mula pada 3	male	a servant or a hero	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48690 “bhaḍila”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48690: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadra भद्रा Mula pada 3	female	gentle or noble woman; good, fortune, auspicious; cow	English Wiktionary, “भद्रा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भद्रा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhadrabhuja भद्रभुज Mula pada 3	male	whose arms confer prosperity (said of princes)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48790 “bhadrabhuja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48790: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadraka भद्रक Mula pada 3	male	Pinus Deodora; a kind of bean	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48877 “bhadraka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48877: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadramanda भद्रमन्द Mula pada 3	male	a particular kind of elephant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48793 “bhadramanda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48793: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadravarman भद्रवर्मन् Mula pada 3	male	Arabian jasmine	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48818 “bhadravarman”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48818: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadravati भद्रवती Mula pada 3	female	Gmelina Arborea	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48815 “bhadravatī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48815: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhaga भाग Mula pada 3	male	a part; portion; share	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49485 “bhāga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49485: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagavata भागवत Mula pada 3	male	a follower or worshipper of Bhagavati or Viṣṇu; son of Vajramitra	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49524 “bhāgavata”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49524: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagavitti भागवित्ति Mula pada 3	male	patr. from bhaga-vitta	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49521 “bhāgavitti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49521: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagiratha भगीरथ Mula pada 3	male	Bhagiratha, a king from the Ikshvaku dynasty, who is said to have brought the river Ganga from the heavens to the earth	English Wiktionary, “भगीरथ” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भगीरथ” (Sanskrit proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhagirathi भागीरथी Mula pada 3	female	Bhagirathi River; an epithet of river Ganga	English Wiktionary, “भागीरथी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भागीरथी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhairava भैरव Mula pada 3	male	a man representing Bhairava's; a jackal; a mountain	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25980 “bhairava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25980: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhakti भक्ति Mula pada 3	female	devotion, faith, reverence, devoutness, adoration	English Wiktionary, “भक्ति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भक्ति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhalandana भलन्दन Mula pada 3	male	father of Vatsaprī or Vatsaprīti	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49122 “bhalandana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49122: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallaka भल्लक Mula pada 3	male	a bear; Name einer Pflanze	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49132 “bhallaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49132: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallata भल्लाट Mula pada 3	male	a bear	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49146 “bhallāṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49146: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallaveya भाल्लवेय Mula pada 3	male	patr. from bhāllavi	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49847 “bhāllaveya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49847: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhama भाम Mula pada 3	male	passion; wrath; anger	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49677 “bhāma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49677: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhamini भामिनी Mula pada 3	female	a beautiful woman; an angry or passionate woman; vixen (often used as a term of endearment)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49474 “bhāminī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49474: “name of the daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhandaka भण्डक Mula pada 3	male	a water wagtail	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48700 “bhaṇḍaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48700: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhandila भण्डिल Mula pada 3	male	fortune; welfare; a messenger	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48712 “bhaṇḍila”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48712: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanga भङ्ग Mula pada 3	male	breaking; splitting; dividing	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48584 “bhaṅga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48584: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanu भानु Mula pada 3	male	appearance; brightness; light or a ray of light	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49438 “bhānu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49438: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanumant भानुमन्त् Mula pada 3	male	the sun; son of Kaliṅga (Sch.)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49456 “bhānumant”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49456: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhara भार Mula pada 3	male	a burden; load; weight	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49686 “bhāra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49686: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bharadvaja भरद्वाज Mula pada 3	male	a skylark; the race or family of Bharadvāja	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49034 “bharadvāja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49034: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Bharata भरत Mula pada 3	male	Bharata, founder of the Bhārata dynasty; Bharata, younger brother of Rama; Bharata, muni of ancient India who authored Natya Shastra	English Wiktionary, “भरत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भरत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bharati भारती Mula pada 3	female	a female descendant of Bharata; speech, voice, word, eloquence, literary composition, dramatic art or recitation	English Wiktionary, “भारती” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531438 (given name), CC0
Bharga भर्ग Mula pada 3	male	radiance; splendour; effulgence	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49101 “bharga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49101: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bharmya भार्म्य Mula pada 3	male	patr. of Mudgala	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49800 “bhārmya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49800: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bhasa भास Mula pada 3	male	light; lustre; brightness (often ifc.)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50047 “bhāsa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50047: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhasi भासी Mula pada 3	female	a daughter of Tāmrā	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50048 “bhāsī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50048: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhaskar भास्कर Mula pada 3	male	Sun	English Wiktionary, “भास्कर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भास्कर” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhata भट Mula pada 3	male	a mercenary; hired soldier; warrior	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48628 “bhaṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48628: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Bhava भव Mula pada 3	male	coming info existence; birth; production	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49153 “bhava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49153: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavana भावना Mula pada 3	female	feeling, sense; emotion, sentiment	English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavanaga भवनाग Mula pada 3	male	[alchemy] = bhūnāga	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49173 “bhavanāga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49173: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavani भवानी Mula pada 3	female	Bhavani, an epithet of the goddess Durga/Parvati	English Wiktionary, “भवानी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भवानी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavini भाविनी Mula pada 3	female	a noble or beautiful woman; a particular musical composition	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49989 “bhāvinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49989: “name of the daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavna भावना Mula pada 3	female	feeling, sense; emotion, sentiment	English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavya भव्य Mula pada 3	male	Averrhoa Carambola; pl.) a particular class of gods under Manu Cākṣuṣa	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49310 “bhavya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49310: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Bheda भेड Uttara Ashadha pada 1	male	a ram; a raft; float	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25871 “bheḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25871: “name of a lexicographer”, CC BY 4.0
Bheem भीम Mula pada 4	male	terrible, formidable, fearful	English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhela भेल Uttara Ashadha pada 1	male	a species of small tiger; a raft; boat	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25931 “bhela”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25931: “name of a physician”, CC BY 4.0
Bhim भीम Mula pada 4	male	terrible, formidable, fearful	English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhima भीम Mula pada 4	male	Rumex Vesicarius; one of the Devas called Yājñamuṣ; the race of Bhīma	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50303 “bhīma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50303: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Bhimasena भीमसेन Mula pada 4	male	a kind of camphor	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50362 “bhīmasena”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50362: “name of a Yakṣa”, CC BY 4.0

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English Wiktionary — source, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Dual-licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL. Meanings are abridged from the entry's own dictionary senses; each name links to the entry it came from.

Digital Corpus of Sanskrit — source, used under CC BY 4.0. Oliver Hellwig, Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, 2010-2024. Lemma glosses are abridged and the “name of a …” clause is shown as the attestation rather than as a meaning.

Wikidata — source, used under CC0 1.0. Structured data in the main and lexeme namespaces is a public-domain dedication. Used for names Wiktionary does not carry.

This compiled list is CC BY-SA 4.0. Each gloss is shortened and every row retains the entry it came from. The finder's provenance answer explains why larger non-commercial dictionary datasets are not republished here.

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Dhan Rashi name letters means this same धनु table: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe.
Dhanus Rashi name letters means this same धनु table: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe.

One method, not twelve copies

How the birth star becomes one naming sound.

The calculation and its limits are documented once in the baby name finder method. Use the rashi calculator if the sign itself is uncertain.

Dhanu Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Dhanu Rashi names?

Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Dhanu — Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha pada 1 — in the Namakaran tradition. The tradition names on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth, so only one of these is 'yours'; the remaining quarters belong to the same sign but to a different part of it, and the birth time is what tells them apart.

Does the name have to start with one of these sounds?

No. This is a tradition, not a rule, and no text treats a name chosen for another reason as harmful. Families regularly name a child after a grandparent or a deity instead. The only consequence is that the name will not encode the birth star, so nobody will be able to read the chart back out of it later.

Why are only 116 sourced names shown for Dhanu?

Every published meaning needs a citation and attestation as a given name. An uncited suggestion is omitted rather than given a plausible but invented gloss; the finder page explains the corpus and licence.

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How the birth star becomes one naming sound.

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