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कर्क · Cancer · 9 padas

Kark Rashi name letters: Hi, Hu, He, Ho, Da, Dee, Doo, De, Do

Kark Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

Hi · Hu · He · Ho · Da · Dee · Doo · De · Do

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

A child born under Kark Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Punarvasu pada 4, Pushya, Ashlesha.

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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.

Kark Rashi (कर्क) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Punarvasu	4	Hi
Pushya	1	Hu
Pushya	2	He
Pushya	3	Ho
Pushya	4	Da
Ashlesha	1	Dee
Ashlesha	2	Doo
Ashlesha	3	De
Ashlesha	4	Do

Boundary note. Punarvasu padas 1-3 belong to Mithun, not Kark. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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116 sourced Kark names.

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

Kark Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Devadasa देवदास Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a servant of a monastery (Buddh.) — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86681 “devadāsa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86681: “name of a merchant”, CC BY 4.0
Devadatta देवदत्त Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a common name for men used in grammar, phil. etc — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86666 “devadatta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86666: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Devadinna देवदिन्न Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	corrupt form (Ben.) — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86684 “devadinna”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86684: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Devahuti देवहूति Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	invoking the gods, offering to the gods — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवहूति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवहूति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devahvaya देवाह्वय Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a kind of plant (= suradāru) — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87064 “devāhvaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87064: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Devajuti देवहूति Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	invoking the gods, offering to the gods — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवहूति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q9206652 (given name), CC0
Devaka देवक Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a god; deity — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87085 “devaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87085: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Devakanya देवकन्या Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	apsara, celestial maiden, divine damsel — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवकन्या” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवकन्या” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devaki देवकी Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	Wife of Vasudeva, cousin of Kamsa and the mother of Krishna — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवकी” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Devaki” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devakulya देवकुल्या Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	personified as a daughter of Pūrṇiman and grand-daughter of Marīci — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86585 “devakulyā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86585: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Devala देवल Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	an attendant upon an idol (who subsists on the offerings made to it); a virtuous or pious man — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87142 “devala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87142: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Devamarga देवमार्ग Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	the air or sky — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86817 “devamārga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86817: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Devangana देवांगना Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	apsara, celestial nymph, divine woman — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवांगना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवांगना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devapi देवापि Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	brother of Śaṃtanu — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87035 “devāpi”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87035: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Devaraja देवराज Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	the father of Śārṅgadhara — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86860 “devarāja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86860: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Devarata देवरात Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a sort of crane — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86863 “devarāta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86863: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Devaratha देवरथ Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	the car or vehicle of a god; a car for carrying the images of the gods in a procession — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86857 “devaratha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86857: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Devarha देवार्ह Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	a kind of medic. plant — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87049 “devārha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87049: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Devasena देवसेना Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	a particle of mūlaprakṛti — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86976 “devasenā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86976: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Devashabda देवशब्द Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	divine sound; thunder — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86920 “devaśabda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86920: “name of a god”, CC BY 4.0
Devasharman देवशर्मन् Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	author of the Vijñānakāyaśāstra — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86921 “devaśarman”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86921: “name of a minister”, CC BY 4.0
Devayajna देवयज्ञ Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	sacrifice to the gods (esp. the Homa or burnt sacrifice) — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 86832 “devayajña”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 86832: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Devayani देवयानी Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	Devayani, the daughter of Shukra; Andromeda — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवयानी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवयानी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devendra देवेंद्र Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	Indra — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवेंद्र” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवेंद्र” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devesh देवेश Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	male	an epithet of Lord Indra; an epithet of Lord Shiva; an epithet of Lord Vishnu — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवेश” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवेश” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devi देवी Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	female deity, goddess; lady — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Devi” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devika देविका Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	the thorn-apple; a minor deity — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87084 “devikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87084: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Devkanya देवकन्या Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	apsara, celestial maiden, divine damsel — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवकन्या” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवकन्या” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Devyani देवयानी Ashlesha pada 3, Revati pada 1	female	Devayani, the daughter of Shukra; Andromeda — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “देवयानी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “देवयानी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Diksha दीक्षा Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	female	initiation, consecration; ordination — also claimed by Meen	English Wiktionary, “दीक्षा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “दीक्षा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Dikshaka दीक्षक Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a priest; spiritual guide — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84629 “dīkṣaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84629: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Dipa दीप Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a light; lamp; lantern — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84675 “dīpa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84675: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Dipaka दीपक Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a light; lamp; the shining body — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84712 “dīpaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84712: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dirgha दीर्घ Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a long vowel; a camel; Saccharum Sara — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84790 “dīrgha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84790: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Dirghadarshin दीर्घदर्शिन् Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a bear; a vulture — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84858 “dīrghadarśin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84858: “name of a minister”, CC BY 4.0
Dirghajangha दीर्घजङ्घ Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a camel; Ardea Nivea — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84827 “dīrghajaṅgha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84827: “name of a Yakṣa”, CC BY 4.0
Dirghajihva दीर्घजिह्व Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	a snake — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84830 “dīrghajihva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84830: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Dirghatamas दीर्घतमस् Ashlesha pada 1, Purva Bhadrapada pada 4	male	son of Mamatā; quarrels with Bṛhaspati about space in the womb — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 84843 “dīrghatamas”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 84843: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Domba डोम्ब Ashlesha pada 4, Revati pada 2	male	a man of low caste (living by singing and music) — also claimed by Meen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 95758 “ḍomba”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 95758: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Hedayat हिदायत Punarvasu pada 4	unisex	guidance; instruction; the truth	English Wiktionary, “हिदायत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “हिदायत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Hedayet हिदायत Punarvasu pada 4	unisex	guidance; instruction; the truth	English Wiktionary, “हिदायत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “हिदायत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Hem हेम Pushya pada 2	female	gold; snow, ice	English Wiktionary, “हेम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531544 (given name), CC0
Hema हेम Pushya pada 2	male	a particular weight of gold; a horse of a dark or brownish colour	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 110976 “hema”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 110976: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Hemadri हेमाद्रि Pushya pada 2	male	Meru or Sumeru	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 110964 “hemādri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 110964: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Hemalata हेमलता Pushya pada 2	female	a kind of plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 110924 “hemalatā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 110924: “name of a princess”, CC BY 4.0
Hemant हेमंत Pushya pada 2	male	winter, cold season	English Wiktionary, “हेमंत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “हेमंत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Hemavati हेमवती Pushya pada 2	female	a mountain river; a kind of myrobalan or medicinal plant	English Wiktionary, “हेमवती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “हेमवती” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Hemvati हेमवती Pushya pada 2	female	a mountain river; a kind of myrobalan or medicinal plant	English Wiktionary, “हेमवती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “हेमवती” (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.

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Other spellings of the same sign.

Karka Rashi name letters means this same कर्क table: Hi, Hu, He, Ho, Da, Dee, Doo, De, Do.

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.

Kark Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Kark Rashi names?

Hi, Hu, He, Ho, Da, Dee, Doo, De, Do. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Kark — Punarvasu pada 4, Pushya, Ashlesha — 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 Kark?

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.