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वृश्चिक · Scorpio · 9 padas

Vrishchik Rashi name letters: To, Na, Nee, Noo, Ne, No, Ya, Yee, Yu

Vrishchik Rashi naming sounds

9 padas

To · Na · Nee · Noo · Ne · No · Ya · Yee · Yu

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

A child born under Vrishchik Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Vishakha pada 4, Anuradha, Jyeshtha.

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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.

Vrishchik Rashi (वृश्चिक) — naming syllable for each pada
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Vishakha	4	To
Anuradha	1	Na
Anuradha	2	Nee
Anuradha	3	Noo
Anuradha	4	Ne
Jyeshtha	1	No
Jyeshtha	2	Ya
Jyeshtha	3	Yee
Jyeshtha	4	Yu

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

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116 sourced Vrishchik names.

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Vrishchik Rashi names with sourced meanings
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Narasimha नरसिंह Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	Narasimha, an avatar of Vishnu — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नरसिंह” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Narasimha” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Narayan नारायण Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	Narayana, the god Vishnu — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नारायण” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नारायण” (Marathi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Narayana नारायण Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	Narayana, the god Vishnu — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नारायण” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Narayana” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Narendra नरेंद्र Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	king, monarch, sovereign, ruler — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नरेंद्र” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नरेंद्र” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Naresh नरेश Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	king, prince; male sovereign — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नरेश” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नरेश” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nareshvara नरेश्वर Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	a king — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44333 “nareśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44333: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Nargis नरगिस Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	female	Narcissus; the eye of a beloved — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नरगिस” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नरगिस” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nari नारी Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	female	a woman; a wife; a female or any object regarded as feminine — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 33685 “nārī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 33685: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Narmada नर्मदा Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	female	‘pleasure-giver’ — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नर्मदा” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नर्मदा” (Marathi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Narta नर्त Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	dance — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44369 “narta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44369: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Narya नर्य Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	a man; a person — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44336 “narya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44336: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Nata नट Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	actor; dancer; mime — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 43776 “naṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 43776: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Nataraja नटराज Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	Shiva, depicted as the Lord of Dance; the constellation Orion — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नटराज” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q545244 (given name), CC0
Nathanarayana नाथनारायण Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	in music) a kind of measure — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 70166 “nāthanārāyaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 70166: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Nava नव Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	a young monk; a novice; a crow — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44487 “nava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44487: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Navamalika नवमालिका Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	female	Jasminum Sambac — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44524 “navamālikā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44524: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Navaratha नवरथ Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	the 9 sentiments or passions (dram.) — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44615 “navaratha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44615: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Naved नवीद Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	good news; wedding invitation — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Naveed नवीद Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	good news; wedding invitation — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Naveen नवीन Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	new; unique, novel — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नवीन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नवीन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Navid नवीद Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	good news; wedding invitation — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नवीद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Navneet नवनीत Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	butter — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नवनीत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नवनीत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nayaka नायक Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	a guide; leader; chief — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 33608 “nāyaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 33608: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Nayan नयन Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	eye — also claimed by Kanya	English Wiktionary, “नयन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नयन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nayana नयन Hasta pada 3, Anuradha pada 1	male	a leader — also claimed by Kanya	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 44210 “nayana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 44210: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Neelam नीलम Anuradha pada 2	female	sapphire	English Wiktionary, “नीलम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नीलम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Neelima नीलिमा Anuradha pada 2	female	blueness	English Wiktionary, “नीलिमा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531396 (given name), CC0
Neelkamal नीलकमल Anuradha pada 2	male	blue lotus	English Wiktionary, “नीलकमल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नीलकमल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Neelotpal नीलोत्पल Anuradha pada 2	male	blue lotus	English Wiktionary, “नीलोत्पल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नीलोत्पल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Neeraj नीरज Anuradha pada 2	male	water borne; lotus; pearl	English Wiktionary, “नीरज” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नीरज” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nila नील Anuradha pada 2	male	the sapphire; the Indian fig-tree; a species of bird the blue or hill Maina	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28608 “nīla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28608: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Niladhvaja नीलध्वज Anuradha pada 2	male	Xanthochymus Pictorius	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28659 “nīladhvaja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28659: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Nilalohita नीललोहिता Anuradha pada 2	female	a kind of vegetable	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28722 “nīlalohitā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28722: “name of a goddess”, CC BY 4.0
Nilam नील Anuradha pada 2	unisex	blue, indigo; indigo; blue	English Wiktionary, “नील” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q135231238 (given name), CC0
Nilanga नीलाङ्ग Anuradha pada 2	male	the Indian crane or Coracias Indica	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28756 “nīlāṅga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28756: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Nilanjasa नीलाञ्जसा Anuradha pada 2	female	lightning	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28760 “nīlāñjasā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28760: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Nili नीली Anuradha pada 2	female	the indigo plant or dye; a species of blue fly; a kind of disease	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28610 “nīlī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28610: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Nilini नीलिणी Anuradha pada 2	female	a species of Convolvulus with blue blossoms; the indigo plant	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28796 “nīliṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28796: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Nilotpal नीलोत्पल Anuradha pada 2	male	blue lotus	English Wiktionary, “नीलोत्पल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नीलोत्पल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nipa नीप Anuradha pada 2	male	the foot of a mountain; Nauclea Cadamba; lxora Bandhucca or a species of Aśoka	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28580 “nīpa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28580: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Nitha नीथ Anuradha pada 2	male	leading or a leader	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 28507 “nītha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 28507: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Nupur नूपुर Anuradha pada 3	female	A hollow anklet consisting of tiny bells or bits of metal that tinkle; nupur; anklet	English Wiktionary, “नूपुर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नूपुर” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Nutan नूतन Anuradha pada 3	female	new, fresh, recent; modern, novel; young, youthful	English Wiktionary, “नूतन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “नूतन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Yajna यज्ञ Jyeshtha pada 2	male	worship; devotion; prayer	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 72936 “yajña”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 72936: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Yajnahotri यज्ञहोतृ Jyeshtha pada 2	male	the offerer at a sacrifice	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 73115 “yajñahotṛ”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 73115: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Yajnapati यज्ञपति Jyeshtha pada 2	male	lord of sacrifice (applied to any one who institutes and bears the expense of a sacrifice)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 72990 “yajñapati”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 72990: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Yakub याक़ूब Jyeshtha pada 2	male	James, one of two Apostles, James the Greater and James the Less, often identified with James, brother of Jesus; Epistle of James, the twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible	English Wiktionary, “याक़ूब” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “याक़ूब” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Yama यम Jyeshtha pada 2	male	a rein; curb; bridle	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 73816 “yama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 73816: “name of the god”, 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.

Vrashik Rashi name letters means this same वृश्चिक table: To, Na, Nee, Noo, Ne, No, Ya, Yee, Yu.
Vrischik Rashi name letters means this same वृश्चिक table: To, Na, Nee, Noo, Ne, No, Ya, Yee, Yu.

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.

Vrishchik Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Vrishchik Rashi names?

To, Na, Nee, Noo, Ne, No, Ya, Yee, Yu. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Vrishchik — Vishakha pada 4, Anuradha, Jyeshtha — 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 Vrishchik?

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.