Makar Rashi name letters: Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee

Makar Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

Bho · Ja · Ji · Khi / Ju · Khu / Je · Khe / Jo · Kho / So · Ga · Gee

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

A child born under Makar Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Uttara Ashadha padas 2-4, Shravana, Dhanishta padas 1-2.

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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
140 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.

Makar Rashi (मकर) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Uttara Ashadha	2	Bho
Uttara Ashadha	3	Ja
Uttara Ashadha	4	Ji
Shravana	1	Khi / Ju — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	2	Khu / Je — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	3	Khe / Jo — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	4	Kho / So — two attested readings, either is correct
Dhanishta	1	Ga
Dhanishta	2	Gee

A slash marks two attested readings for one pada. Both are retained instead of silently choosing one regional spelling.

Boundary note. Dhanishta padas 3-4 belong to Kumbh, not Makar; Uttara Ashadha pada 1 belongs to Dhanu, not Makar. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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140 sourced Makar names.

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Makar Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Jatayus जटायुस् Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	bdellium	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87369 “jaṭāyus”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87369: “name of the king”, CC BY 4.0
Jatila जटिल Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	an ascetic; Śiva; a goat with certain	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87378 “jaṭila”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87378: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jatin जटिन् Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	an ascetic; Śiva; a Pratuda bird	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87376 “jaṭin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87376: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Jatu जतु Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	lac; gum; bitumen	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87425 “jatu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87425: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jatukarna जातूकर्ण Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	author of a law-book	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88687 “jātūkarṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88687: “name of a physician”, CC BY 4.0
Javed जावेद Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	eternal, undying, everlasting, perpetual	English Wiktionary, “जावेद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जावेद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jawahar जवाहर Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	jewels, precious stones; jewel	English Wiktionary, “जवाहर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q111651033 (given name), CC0
Jay जय Uttara Ashadha pada 3	unisex	victory, triumph	English Wiktionary, “जय” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जय” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jaya जय Uttara Ashadha pada 3	unisex	victory, triumph	English Wiktionary, “जय” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Jaya” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jayalakshmi जयलक्ष्मि Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	goddess of victory; victory	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87845 “jayalakṣmi”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87845: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Jayant जयंत Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	victorious, conquering, triumphant; impersonator, impostor; moon	English Wiktionary, “जयंत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जयंत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jayanta जयंत Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	victorious, conquering, triumphant; impersonator, impostor; moon	English Wiktionary, “जयंत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जयंत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jayantha जयन्त Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	winning, victorious; the moon; name of a ध्रुवक, शिव	English Wiktionary, “जयन्त” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Jayantha” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jayanti जयंती Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	jubilee, anniversary (especially after one's death); birthday; banner, flag	English Wiktionary, “जयंती” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जयंती” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jayashri जयश्री Uttara Ashadha pada 3	unisex	goddess of victory; victory	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87865 “jayaśrī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87865: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Jeena जीना Shravana pada 2	female	to live	English Wiktionary, “जीना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जीना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jigyasa जिज्ञासा Uttara Ashadha pada 4	female	curiosity, inquisitiveness	English Wiktionary, “जिज्ञासा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जिज्ञासा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jihva जिह्वा Uttara Ashadha pada 4	female	the tongue; the tongue or tongues of Agni; various forms of flame (3 are named)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89128 “jihvā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89128: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Jimuta जीमूत Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	cloud; a mountain; the sun	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89153 “jīmūta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89153: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jimutaketu जीमूतकेतु Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	Śiva	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89154 “jīmūtaketu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89154: “name of the ancestor”, CC BY 4.0
Jimutavahana जीमूतवाहन Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	Indra	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89158 “jīmūtavāhana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89158: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jina जिन Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	a Buddha; an Arhat (or chief saint of the Jainas); the number "24"	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89022 “jina”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89022: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jinadeva जिनदेव Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	an Arhat (of the Jainas)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89032 “jinadeva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89032: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Jinendra जिनेन्द्र Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	a Buddha; a Jain saint	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89075 “jinendra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89075: “name of a grammarian”, CC BY 4.0
Jishnu जिष्णु Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	the sun; Viṣṇu; Indra	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89093 “jiṣṇu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89093: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jitendriya जितेन्द्रिय Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	an ascetic	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88971 “jitendriya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88971: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jivana जीवन Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	a living being; wind; a son	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89348 “jīvana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89348: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Jivanta जीवन्त Uttara Ashadha pada 4	male	life; a drug	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89373 “jīvanta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89373: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Johar जौहर Shravana pada 3	male	self-immolation on a pyre, especially that done by the Rajput women when facing capture, as men fought the final battle; funeral pyre; jewel	English Wiktionary, “जौहर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जौहर” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Joseph जोजे Shravana pada 3	male	wife of; wife	English Wiktionary, “जोजे” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जोजे” (Konkani proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Juhi जूही Shravana pada 1	female	Jasminum auriculatum	English Wiktionary, “जूही” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जूही” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Khurshid ख़ुर्शीद Shravana pada 2	male	sun; sunshine	English Wiktionary, “ख़ुर्शीद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “ख़ुर्शीद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Khushi ख़ुशी Shravana pada 2	female	happiness; pleasure	English Wiktionary, “ख़ुशी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “ख़ुशी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Soma सोम Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	female	the moon — also claimed by Kumbh	English Wiktionary, “सोम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Soma” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Somadatta सोमदत्त Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	according to Harivaṃśa, son of Bāhlīka and father of Bhūri, Bhūriśravas, and Śala — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 100156 “somadatta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 100156: “name of a merchant”, CC BY 4.0
Somadeva सोमदेव Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	the god of the moon; the god Soma — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 100161 “somadeva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 100161: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Somaka सोमक Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	a king or native of Somaka; the family of Drupada — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 101396 “somaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 101396: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Somakanta सोमकान्त Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	the moon-gem; moon-stone — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 100118 “somakānta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 100118: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Somapa सोमप Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	a Soma sacrificer; any sacrificer — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 100177 “somapa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 100177: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Somaprabha सोमप्रभा Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	female	a name — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 100221 “somaprabhā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 100221: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Somaraja सोमराज Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	the moon — also claimed by Kumbh	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 101229 “somarāja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 101229: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Sona सोना Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	female	gold; to sleep; to repose — also claimed by Kumbh	English Wiktionary, “सोना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531537 (given name), CC0
Soumya सौम्य Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	unisex	mild, placid, amiable, gentle; pertaining to the moon; pertaining to the soma drink — also claimed by Kumbh	English Wiktionary, “सौम्य” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “सौम्य” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sourav सौरभ Shravana pada 4, Purva Bhadrapada pada 2	male	fragrance; saffron — also claimed by Kumbh	English Wiktionary, “सौरभ” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Sourav” (English 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.

Makara Rashi name letters means this same मकर table: Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee.

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.

Makar Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Makar Rashi names?

Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Makar — Uttara Ashadha padas 2-4, Shravana, Dhanishta 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 140 sourced names shown for Makar?

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.