कन्या · Virgo · 9 padas

Kanya Rashi name letters: To, Pa, Pee, Poo, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po

Kanya Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

To · Pa · Pee · Poo · Sha · Na · Tha · Pe · Po

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

A child born under Kanya Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Uttara Phalguni padas 2-4, Hasta, Chitra padas 1-2.

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Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
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300 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.

Kanya Rashi (कन्या) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Uttara Phalguni	2	To
Uttara Phalguni	3	Pa
Uttara Phalguni	4	Pee
Hasta	1	Poo
Hasta	2	Sha
Hasta	3	Na
Hasta	4	Tha
Chitra	1	Pe
Chitra	2	Po

Boundary note. Chitra padas 3-4 belong to Tula, not Kanya; Uttara Phalguni pada 1 belongs to Sinh, not Kanya. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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300 sourced Kanya names.

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Kanya Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Panchanana पञ्चानन Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a lion	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15120 “pañcānana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15120: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Panchashikha पञ्चशिख Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a lion	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15053 “pañcaśikha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15053: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Panchavata पञ्चवट Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	the Brāhmanieal cord	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15012 “pañcavaṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15012: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Panchayama पञ्चयाम Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	having 5 courses (as a sacrifice)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 14986 “pañcayāma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 14986: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pandita पण्डित Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a scholar; a learned man; teacher	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15446 “paṇḍita”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15446: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Pandu पाण्डु Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	jaundice; pale colour; Trichosanthes Dioeca	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93362 “pāṇḍu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93362: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Panduka पाण्डुक Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a pale or yellowish-white colour; jaundice; a species of rice	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93442 “pāṇḍuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93442: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pandya पाण्ड्य Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a prince of the Paṇḍyas (sg.)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93460 “pāṇḍya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93460: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pankaj पंकज Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	lotus	English Wiktionary, “पंकज” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पंकज” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Pankhuri पंखुड़ी Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	petal	English Wiktionary, “पंखुड़ी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पंखुड़ी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Para पार Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	crossing; quicksilver; a particular personification	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93949 “pāra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93949: “name of a sage”, CC BY 4.0
Parabhritika परभृतिका Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	a female cuckoo	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16276 “parabhṛtikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16276: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Parag पराग Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	pollen	English Wiktionary, “पराग” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पराग” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Parakrama पराक्रम Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	bold advance; attack; heroism	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18690 “parākrama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18690: “name of a warrior”, CC BY 4.0
Parapaksha परपक्ष Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	the other side; hostile party; enemy	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16238 “parapakṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16238: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Parapushta परपुष्टा Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	a female cuckoo; a parasitical plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16252 “parapuṣṭā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16252: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Parashara पराशर Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a crusher; destroyer; a particular wild animal	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18775 “parāśara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18775: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Parashu परशु Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a hatchet; axe; the axe of a woodcutter	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18669 “paraśu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18669: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Parashuka परशुक Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	an ax	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 168318 “paraśuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 168318: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Parashurama परशुराम Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	Parashurama, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu	English Wiktionary, “परशुराम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “परशुराम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Paravasu परावसु Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	enemy of Indra	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18760 “parāvasu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18760: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Paravata पारावत Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a turtle-dove; pigeon; a kind of snake	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94084 “pārāvata”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94084: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Parayani पारायणी Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	action; meditation; light	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93978 “pārāyaṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93978: “name of the goddess”, CC BY 4.0
Parbati पार्वती Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	Parvati, the goddess of fertility, love and devotion also the wife of Lord Shiva	English Wiktionary, “पार्वती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पार्वती” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Paribhadraka पारिभद्रक Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	Erythrina Fulgens Indica; Azadirachta indica Juss; Pinus Deodora	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94139 “pāribhadraka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94139: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Paridhi परिधि Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	an enclosure; fence; wall	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19138 “paridhi”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19138: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parigha परिघ Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	fig.) a bar; obstacle; hindrance	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18921 “parigha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18921: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Parijata पारिजात Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	the coral tree; Erythrina indica Lam. (losing its leaves in June and then covered with large crimson flowers); the wood of this tree	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94116 “pārijāta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94116: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Parikuta परिकूट Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a barrier or trench before the gate of a town	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 18808 “parikūṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 18808: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Parimal परिमल Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	fragrance, aroma, scent; perfume	English Wiktionary, “परिमल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “परिमल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Parimala परिमल Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	fragrance; a fragrant substance; perfume (esp. arising from the trituration of fragrant substances)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19371 “parimala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19371: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Parineeti परिणीति Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	marriage, wedding	English Wiktionary, “परिणीति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “परिणीति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Pariniti परिणीति Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	marriage, wedding	English Wiktionary, “परिणीति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “परिणीति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Pariplava परिप्लव Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	trembling; restlessness; bathing	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19284 “pariplava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19284: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Parishraya परिश्रय Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	an enclosure; fence; a refuge	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19661 “pariśraya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19661: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Parishvanga परिष्वङ्ग Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	embracing; an embrace; touch	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19717 “pariṣvaṅga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19717: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Paritosha परितोष Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	with loc. or gen.) delight in	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19070 “paritoṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19070: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parivarta परिवर्त Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	revolving; revolution (of a planet etc.); a period or lapse or expiration of time (esp. of a Yuga)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19577 “parivarta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19577: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Parivartaka परिवर्तक Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	the artificial separation of vowels and consonants to get another meaning of a word; change of occupation; Tausch	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19579 “parivartaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19579: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Parjanya पर्जन्य Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	raincloud	English Wiktionary, “पर्जन्य” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पर्जन्य” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Parnavalka पर्णवल्क Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	the bark of the Butea Frondosa	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 19986 “parṇavalka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 19986: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parnika पर्णिका Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	[bot.] a kind of plant; [bot.] a kind of pṛśniparṇī	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 200769 “parṇikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 200769: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Parnini पर्णिनी Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	a species of plant; a collect. name for 4 particular plants	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 20017 “parṇinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 20017: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Parshu पर्शु Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	a rib; a curved knife; sickle	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 20265 “parśu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 20265: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parth पार्थ Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	Parth, an epithet of Arjuna; descendants of Pṛthā	English Wiktionary, “पार्थ” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पार्थ” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Partha पार्थ Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	patr. of Tānva; metron. of Yudhiṣṭhira; the tree Terminalia Arjuna	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94226 “pārtha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94226: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Parthiv पार्थिव Uttara Phalguni pada 3	male	earthly, earthen; king, monarch, sovereign	English Wiktionary, “पार्थिव” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पार्थिव” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Parvana परवाना Uttara Phalguni pada 3	female	warrant, order; license, pass; moth, butterfly	English Wiktionary, “परवाना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “परवाना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0

Sources and reuse

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.

Some sounds belong to more than one pada. Those rows name the other sign instead of pretending the spelling resolves the birth pada; birth time is what distinguishes it.

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.

Kanya Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Kanya Rashi names?

To, Pa, Pee, Poo, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Kanya — Uttara Phalguni padas 2-4, Hasta, Chitra padas 1-2 — 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 300 sourced names shown for Kanya?

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.

Find the pada first, then use its sound.

300 sourced Kanya names.

How the birth star becomes one naming sound.

Kanya Rashi name questions

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