कन्या · Virgo · 9 padas

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

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.

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

The nine quarters

Find the pada first, then use its sound.

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
NakshatraPadaNaming sound
Uttara Phalguni2To
Uttara Phalguni3Pa
Uttara Phalguni4Pee
Hasta1Poo
Hasta2Sha
Hasta3Na
Hasta4Tha
Chitra1Pe
Chitra2Po

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
NameGenderMeaningSource of the meaning
Parvata पर्वत
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a mountain; mountain-range; height Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 20217 “parvata”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 20217: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Parvataka पर्वतक
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a mountain Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 20256 “parvataka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 20256: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parvateshvara पर्वतेश्वर
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male the Himālaya Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 20254 “parvateśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 20254: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Parvati 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
Pashika पाशिक
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male one who snares animals; a birdcatcher; a kind of plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94526 “pāśika”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94526: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Pashin पाशिन्
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a bird-catcher; trapper Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 94529 “pāśin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 94529: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Patakin पताकिन्
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male an ensign or standard-bearer; a flag; a chariot Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15521 “patākin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15521: “name of a warrior”, CC BY 4.0
Patala पाटल
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a pale red hue; rose colour; Bignonia Suaveolens (the tree bearing the trumpet-flower) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93208 “pāṭala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93208: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Patali पाटली
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female Bignonia Suaveolens Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93233 “pāṭalī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93233: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Patatri पतत्रि
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a bird Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15490 “patatri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15490: “name of a warrior”, CC BY 4.0
Path पठ्
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male to read or repeat aloud; to recite; to rehearse Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 157818 “paṭh”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 157818: “name of a god”, CC BY 4.0
Patha पठ
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male reading; [gramm.] root paṭh Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15366 “paṭha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15366: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Pathya पथ्य
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male Terminalia Chebula or Citrina Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15719 “pathya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15719: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Pattika पट्टिका
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female a tablet; plate; a bandage Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15345 “paṭṭikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15345: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Pattralata पत्त्रलता
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female a long knife or dagger Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15585 “pattralatā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15585: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Patu पटु
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male Momordica Charantia; Nigella Indica; a kind of perfume Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 15284 “paṭu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 15284: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Patuka पातुक
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a precipice; an aquatic animal Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93506 “pātuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93506: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Paulastya पौलस्त्य
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a patr. of Kubera; the brothers of Duryodhana (pl.); a race of Rākṣasas (pl.) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 151075 “paulastya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 151075: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Paulomi पौलोमी
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female Indrani; the wife of Indra; the wife of Rishi Bhrigu English Wiktionary, “पौलोमी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पौलोमी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Paundraka पौण्ड्रक
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male the pale straw-coloured species of sugar-cane; a prince or (pl.) the people of the Pauṇḍras Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 151018 “pauṇḍraka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 151018: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Paurika पौरिक
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a townsman; a governor of a city Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 150374 “paurika”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 150374: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Pava पव
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male purification; winnowing corn; air Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 92585 “pava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 92585: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pavamana पवमान
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male wind or the god of wind; a purificatory laud Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 92617 “pavamāna”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 92617: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Pavan पवन
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male air, breeze, wind English Wiktionary, “पवन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पवन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Pavana पवन
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male wind or the god of wind; breeze; air Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 92588 “pavana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 92588: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pavitra पवित्र
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female holy, sacred; untouched, pure English Wiktionary, “पवित्र” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531408 (given name), CC0
Payal पायल
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 female an anklet English Wiktionary, “पायल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पायल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Payasya पयस्य
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a cat Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16138 “payasya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16138: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Payoda पयोद
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male cloud Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16146 “payoda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16146: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Payu पायु
Uttara Phalguni pada 3		 male a guard; protector Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 93944 “pāyu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 93944: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Pitayudha पीतायुध
Uttara Phalguni pada 4		 male son of Manasyu Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 176594 “pītāyudha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 176594: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Pitha पीठ
Uttara Phalguni pada 4		 male a kind of fish; the sun Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 144280 “pīṭha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 144280: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Pivara पीवर
Uttara Phalguni pada 4		 male a tortoise Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 144357 “pīvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 144357: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Pivari पीवरी
Uttara Phalguni pada 4		 female Asparagus racemosus Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 143370 “pīvarī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 143370: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Pooja पूजा
Hasta pada 1		 female a religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests; worship, veneration English Wiktionary, “पूजा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पूजा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Poonam पूनम
Hasta pada 1		 female the night or day of the full moon English Wiktionary, “पूनम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पूनम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Potaka पोतक
Chitra pada 2		 male a young animal or plant (mostly ifc); the site or foundation of a house; [medic.] = svarjikā Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 150984 “potaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 150984: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Puja पूजा
Hasta pada 1		 female a religious ritual performed by Hindus as an offering to various deities, distinguished persons, or special guests; worship, veneration English Wiktionary, “पूजा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पूजा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Purna पूर्ण
Hasta pada 1		 male a particular form of the sun; a kind of tree; in music) a particular measure Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145580 “pūrṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145580: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Purnakumbha पूर्णकुम्भ
Hasta pada 1		 male a cup filled with holy water; a partic. mode of fighting Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145586 “pūrṇakumbha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145586: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Purnamasa पूर्णमास
Hasta pada 1		 male full moon; a ceremony on the day of full moon; full moon personified as son of Dhātṛ and Anumati Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145598 “pūrṇamāsa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145598: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Purnamukha पूर्णमुख
Hasta pada 1		 male a species of bird Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145601 “pūrṇamukha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145601: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Purnika पूर्णिका
Hasta pada 1		 female a species of bird described as having a double or cleft beak Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145619 “pūrṇikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145619: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Purnima पूर्णिमा
Hasta pada 1		 female the full moon; a night having a full moon English Wiktionary, “पूर्णिमा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “पूर्णिमा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Purva पूर्व
Hasta pada 1		 male an ancestor; forefather (the ancients); an elder brother Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145626 “pūrva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145626: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Purvachitti पूर्वचित्ति
Hasta pada 1		 female foreboding; presentiment; prob.) first notion or conception Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145642 “pūrvacitti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145642: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Purvapada पूर्वपाद
Hasta pada 1		 male a forefoot Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145186 “pūrvapāda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145186: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Pushana पूषण
Hasta pada 1		 male the sun Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 145715 “pūṣaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 145715: “name of a god”, CC BY 4.0

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

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.

All 12 signs

Name letters by rashi.