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कुम्भ · Aquarius · 9 padas

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

Kumbh Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

Gu · Ge · Go · Sa · See · Su · Se · So · Da

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

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.

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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
365 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.

Kumbh Rashi (कुम्भ) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Dhanishta	3	Gu
Dhanishta	4	Ge
Shatabhisha	1	Go
Shatabhisha	2	Sa
Shatabhisha	3	See
Shatabhisha	4	Su
Purva Bhadrapada	1	Se
Purva Bhadrapada	2	So
Purva Bhadrapada	3	Da

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
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source 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

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.

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

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.

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.