कुम्भ · Aquarius · 9 padas

Kumbh Rashi name letters: Gu, Ge, Go, Sa, See, Su, Se, So, Da

A child born under Kumbh Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Dhanishta padas 3-4, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada padas 1-3.

  • Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
  • Two attested regional readings are both shown where they occur
  • 365 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.

Kumbh Rashi (कुम्भ) — naming syllable for each pada
NakshatraPadaNaming sound
Dhanishta3Gu
Dhanishta4Ge
Shatabhisha1Go
Shatabhisha2Sa
Shatabhisha3See
Shatabhisha4Su
Purva Bhadrapada1Se
Purva Bhadrapada2So
Purva Bhadrapada3Da

Boundary note. Dhanishta padas 1-2 belong to Makar, not Kumbh; Purva Bhadrapada pada 4 belongs to Meen, not Kumbh. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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365 sourced Kumbh names.

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Kumbh Rashi names with sourced meanings
NameGenderMeaningSource of the meaning
Gomati गोमती
Shatabhisha pada 1		 female A river in northern India, tributary of the Ganga, flowing through Uttar Pradesh English Wiktionary, “गोमती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गोमती” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gomayu गोमायु
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a kind of frog; a jackal; the bile of a cow Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125393 “gomāyu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125393: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Gomti गोमती
Shatabhisha pada 1		 female A river in northern India, tributary of the Ganga, flowing through Uttar Pradesh English Wiktionary, “गोमती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गोमती” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gomukha गोमुख
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a crocodile; a hole in a wall of a peculiar shape made by thieves Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125395 “gomukha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125395: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gonarda गोनर्द
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male Śiva; the bird Ardea sibirica Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125358 “gonarda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125358: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Gonardiya गोनर्दीय
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male the founder of the Yoga phil Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124610 “gonardīya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124610: “name of a grammarian”, CC BY 4.0
Gopa गोप
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd; herdsman; milkman (considered as a man of mixed caste) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125469 “gopa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125469: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Gopal गोपाल
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd; protector of the earth: a king; a title of Krishna English Wiktionary, “गोपाल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गोपाल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gopala गोपाल
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd; protector of the earth: a king; a title of Krishna English Wiktionary, “गोपाल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Gopala” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gopalaka गोपालक
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125374 “gopālaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125374: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gopali गोपाली
Shatabhisha pada 1		 female [bot.] a kind of plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125373 “gopālī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125373: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Gopati गोपति
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male the lord of cowherds; leader; chief (a name often applied to Indra) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125370 “gopati”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125370: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gopendra गोपेन्द्र
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male Kṛṣṇa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124857 “gopendra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124857: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Gopeshvara गोपेश्वर
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a form of Śiva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125474 “gopeśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125474: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gopuraka गोपुरक
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male the resin of Boswellia thurifera Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124640 “gopuraka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124640: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Goraksha गोरक्ष
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd; a Gorkha or inhabitant of Nepāl; Śiva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125409 “gorakṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125409: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Gorakshaka गोरक्षक
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a cowherd; cattle herder Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125414 “gorakṣaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125414: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Goshtha गोष्ठ
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male cow-pen, cowshed, cattle abode; stable; meeting-place English Wiktionary, “गोष्ठ” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गोष्ठ” (Sanskrit proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Govardhana गोवर्धन
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male a celebrated hill in Vṛndāvana near Mathurā; lifted up and supported by Kṛṣṇa upon one finger for 7 days to shelter the cowherds from a storm of rain sent by Indra to test Kṛṣṇa's divinity Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125424 “govardhana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125424: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Govind गोविंद
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male Krishna English Wiktionary, “गोविंद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गोविंद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Govinda गोविन्द
Shatabhisha pada 1		 male cowherd; Govinda: an epithet of Krishna English Wiktionary, “गोविन्द” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Govinda” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Guha गुह
Dhanishta pada 3		 male a horse Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125201 “guha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125201: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Guhashaya गुहाशय
Dhanishta pada 3		 male a tiger Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125205 “guhāśaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125205: “name of a god”, CC BY 4.0
Gul गुल
Dhanishta pada 3		 unisex raw or unrefined sugar, molasses, jaggery English Wiktionary, “गुल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गुल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gulmaka गुल्मक
Dhanishta pada 3		 male a cluster or clump of trees; [medic.] = gulma Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124121 “gulmaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124121: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Guna गुणा
Dhanishta pada 3		 female Sanseviera Roxburghiana; the plant māṃsarohiṇī Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124504 “guṇā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124504: “name of a princess”, CC BY 4.0
Gunakara गुणाकर
Dhanishta pada 3		 male one endowed with all virtues; Shiva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124525 “guṇākara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124525: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Gunanidhi गुणनिधि
Dhanishta pada 3		 male an excellent man Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 123262 “guṇanidhi”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 123262: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gunasagara गुणसागर
Dhanishta pada 3		 male Brahmā Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 124522 “guṇasāgara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 124522: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Gungun गुनगुन
Dhanishta pada 3		 female humming, buzzing, murmuring English Wiktionary, “गुनगुन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गुनगुन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gunjan गुंजन
Dhanishta pada 3		 female humming, buzzing, chirping; murmuring, whispering English Wiktionary, “गुंजन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गुंजन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sabhyata सभ्यता
Shatabhisha pada 2		 female civilization; civility English Wiktionary, “सभ्यता” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “सभ्यता” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sada सद
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male fruit; a particular Ekāha; [gramm.] root sad Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 17074 “sada”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 17074: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sadbhava सद्भाव
Shatabhisha pada 2		 female real being; existence; the being true Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 16913 “sadbhāva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 16913: “name of a goddess”, CC BY 4.0
Sadhana साधना
Shatabhisha pada 2		 female to accomplish, acquire knowledge of; to practice, attempt; to aim at; shoot at English Wiktionary, “साधना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q111203278 (given name), CC0
Sadhri सध्रि
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male [gramm.] substitution sadhri- Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 17370 “sadhri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 17370: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Sadhu साधु
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male a sadhu; monk English Wiktionary, “साधु” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Sadhu” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sadya सद्य
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male a form of Śiva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 17286 “sadya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 17286: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sagar सागर
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male ocean, sea; a repository, store, or collection of something English Wiktionary, “सागर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “सागर” (Marathi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sagara सगर
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male ocean English Wiktionary, “सगर” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q3273358 (given name), CC0
Saha सह
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male the month Mārgaśīrsha; a particular Agni; a species of plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 105690 “saha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 105690: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sahadeva सहदेवा
Shatabhisha pada 2		 female [alchemy] a kind of siddhauṣadhī Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 105832 “sahadevā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 105832: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Sahaj सहज
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male simple, easy; innate, instinctive, natural; sudden, spontaneous English Wiktionary, “सहज” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “सहज” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sahasraji सहस्रजि
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male son of Yadu [prob. = Sahasrajit] Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 176396 “sahasraji”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 176396: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Sahasvant सहस्वन्त्
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male son of Ahīnagu Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 105714 “sahasvant”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 105714: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Sahishnu सहिष्णु
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male a form of Śiva in the 26th parivarta Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 105737 “sahiṣṇu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 105737: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Sahitya साहित्य
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male literature; a piece of literature; combination, coming together English Wiktionary, “साहित्य” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “साहित्य” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sainika सैनिक
Shatabhisha pada 2		 male an army-man; soldier; guard Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 99902 “sainika”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 99902: “name of a son”, 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.

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  • Kumbha Rashi name letters means this same कुम्भ table: Gu, Ge, Go, Sa, See, Su, Se, So, Da.

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.

Kumbh Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Kumbh Rashi names?

Gu, Ge, Go, Sa, See, Su, Se, So, Da. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Kumbh — Dhanishta padas 3-4, Shatabhisha, Purva Bhadrapada padas 1-3 — 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 365 sourced names shown for Kumbh?

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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