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धनु · Sagittarius · 9 padas

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

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

Q: 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.

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.

Find your baby's exact letter from the birth date and time

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

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.

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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Showing names 49–96 of 116. Use the filters for a shorter list.

Dhanu Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Bhimavikranta भीमविक्रान्त Mula pada 4	male	a lion	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50348 “bhīmavikrānta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50348: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhiruka भीरुक Mula pada 4	male	an owl; a bear; a kind of sugar-cane	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50401 “bhīruka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50401: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhishana भीषण Mula pada 4	male	the sentiment of horror; a form of Bhairava; Boswellia Thurifera	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 166335 “bhīṣaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 166335: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhishma भीष्म Mula pada 4	male	terrible, formidable, horrible, dreadful, frightening, awe-inspiring	English Wiktionary, “भीष्म” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीष्म” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhujamga भुजंग Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a serpent; snake; serpent-demon	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50502 “bhujaṃga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50502: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhujamgama भुजंगम Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a serpent; serpent-demon; a Nāga	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50528 “bhujaṃgama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50528: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Bhujyu भुज्यु Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a pot; vessel; food	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50574 “bhujyu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50574: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhukampa भूकम्प Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	an earthquake	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25067 “bhūkampa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25067: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumi भूमि Purva Ashadha pada 1	female	earth, soil, ground; region; nation, country	English Wiktionary, “भूमि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूमि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhumidhara भूमिधर Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a mountain; a symbolical expression for the number seven; a king	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25463 “bhūmidhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25463: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumika भूमिका Purva Ashadha pada 1	female	role, character; groundwork, foundation, introduction	English Wiktionary, “भूमिका” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूमिका” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhumiputra भूमिपुत्र Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	the planet Mars	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25475 “bhūmiputra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25475: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumishaya भूमिशय Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	any animal living in the ground or earth; a wild pigeon	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25504 “bhūmiśaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25504: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumitra भूमित्र Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	son of Kaṇva	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25160 “bhūmitra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25160: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhupala भूपाल Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a king; prince	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25133 “bhūpāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25133: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhupati भूपति Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	king, monarch, sovereign; landlord, landowner	English Wiktionary, “भूपति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूपति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhupendra भूपेंद्र Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	emperor, ruler	English Wiktionary, “भूपेंद्र” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूपेंद्र” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhuri भूरि Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	brother of Bhūriśravas and Śala	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25576 “bhūri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25576: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhurunda भुरुण्ड Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a species of animal	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50591 “bhuruṇḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50591: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhushunda भुशुण्ड Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a kind of weapon	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50594 “bhuśuṇḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50594: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuta भूत Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a son; child; a great devotee or ascetic	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25205 “bhūta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25205: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuti भूति Purva Ashadha pada 1	female	existence; being; wellbeing	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25374 “bhūti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25374: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Bhutika भूतिक Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a species of plant; Ptychotis Ajowan	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25406 “bhūtika”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25406: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuva भुव Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a mushroom; the atmosphere	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25009 “bhuva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25009: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuvaneshvara भुवनेश्वर Purva Ashadha pada 1	male	a prince; a king	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25052 “bhuvaneśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25052: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Dhairya धैर्य Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	patience, calmness	English Wiktionary, “धैर्य” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “धैर्य” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Dhama धम Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	the moon; [gramm.] substitution for root dhmā-	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91855 “dhama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91855: “name of Brahman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhammilla धम्मिल्ल Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	a woman's braided and ornamented hair wound round the head	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91880 “dhammilla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91880: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanaka धनक Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	a kind of plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 198792 “dhanaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 198792: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanamjaya धनंजय Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	fire; a particular vital air supposed to nourish the body; Plumbago Zeylanica	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91609 “dhanaṃjaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91609: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanamjayya धानंजय्य Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	patron. from dhanaṃjaya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42469 “dhānaṃjayya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42469: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanapala धनपाल Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	guardian of treasure; treasurer; king	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91633 “dhanapāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91633: “name of a grammarian”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanapara धनपरा Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	female	wife of Cirāyus	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 226450 “dhanaparā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 226450: “name of a queen”, CC BY 4.0
Dhaneshvara धनेश्वर Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	a kind of demon	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91712 “dhaneśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91712: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanu धनु Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	a bow; a measure of 4 Hastas or cubits; the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91750 “dhanu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91750: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanurdhara धनुर्धर Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91779 “dhanurdhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91779: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanurgraha धनुर्ग्रह Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	bearing a bow; an archer; the art of managing a bow	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91772 “dhanurgraha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91772: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanusha धनुष Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	[<- Satyadhṛti <- Puṇyavant]	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91817 “dhanuṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91817: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanvantari धन्वन्तरि Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	the physician of the gods; produced at the churning of the ocean with a cup of Amṛta in his hands	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91835 “dhanvantari”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91835: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanvin धन्विन् Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius; Terminalia Arjuna; Mimusops Elengi	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91849 “dhanvin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91849: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanya धन्य Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	infidel; atheist; a spell for using or restraining magical weapons	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91734 “dhanya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91734: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Dharakadamba धाराकदम्ब Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	Nauclea Cordifolia	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42552 “dhārākadamba”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42552: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Dharana धारण Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	the two female breasts	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42503 “dhāraṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42503: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dharani धारणी Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	female	any tubular vessel of the body; the earth; a particular bulbous plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42521 “dhāraṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42521: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Dharanidhara धरणीधर Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	a mountain; a tortoise; a king	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91915 “dharaṇīdhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91915: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Dharini धारिणी Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	female	the earth; a species of bulbous plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42541 “dhāriṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42541: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Dharitri धरित्री Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	female	earth	English Wiktionary, “धरित्री” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531367 (given name), CC0
Dharma धर्म Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4	male	that which is established or firm; steadfast decree; statute	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91970 “dharma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91970: “name of a son”, CC BY 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.

Search spellings

Other spellings of the same sign.

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?