Baby names · Makar rashi
Makar Rashi (Capricorn) Baby Names: Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi
Baby names for Makar rashi (Capricorn): its nine naming syllables, the nakshatra pada of each, and 87 real boy and girl names with meanings.
A rashi has no letters of its own in the naming tradition: its letters are the syllables of the nine nakshatra padas that fall in it (each rashi spans 30°, each pada 3°20′). Makar (Capricorn) holds Uttara Ashadha (padas 2, 3, 4), Shravana (padas 1, 2, 3, 4) and Dhanishta (padas 1, 2), so its naming syllables are Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi (भो, जा, जी, खी, खू, खे, खो, गा, गी).
Makar is ruled by Saturn and its element is earth. Below are 87 commonly used names that begin with these sounds — 57 for boys and 33 for girls. Almost no names begin with Khi (खी) or Kho (खो); families then take another syllable of the same nakshatra or the nearest sound.
The nine naming syllables of Makar
Makar rashi names by syllable
Bho (भो) — Uttara Ashadha, pada 2
Boy names (3)
- Bhoj (भोज) — Name of a famous king
- Bhola (भोला) — Innocent, simple; Shiva
- Bholanath (भोलानाथ) — The innocent lord, Shiva
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Ja (जा) — Uttara Ashadha, pada 3
Boy names (31)
- Jagannath (जगन्नाथ) — Lord of the universe
- Jagat (जगत) — The world
- Jagdeep (जगदीप) — Lamp of the world
- Jagdish (जगदीश) — Lord of the world
- Jagjit (जगजीत) — Conqueror of the world
- Jagjivan (जगजीवन) — Life of the world
- Jagmeet (जगमीत) — Friend of the world
- Jagmohan (जगमोहन) — One who charms the world, Krishna
- Jaidev (जयदेव) — God of victory; poet of the Gita Govinda
- Jaiprakash (जयप्रकाश) — Light of victory
- Jairam (जयराम) — Victory to Rama
- Jaishankar (जयशंकर) — Victory to Shiva
- Jalaj (जलज) — Lotus, born of water
- Janak (जनक) — Father; King Janak
- Janardan (जनार्दन) — Lord Vishnu
- Janmejay (जनमेजय) — A king, great-grandson of Arjuna
- Jasbir (जसबीर) — Famous warrior
- Jaspal (जसपाल) — Protector of fame
- Jaspreet (जसप्रीत) — Love of God's praise
- Jasraj (जसराज) — King of glory
- Jasvinder (जसविंदर) — Lord of glory
- Jaswant (जसवंत) — Famous
- Jatashankar (जटाशंकर) — Shiva with matted hair
- Jatin (जतिन) — One with matted hair, Shiva
- Jawahar (जवाहर) — Jewel
- Jay (जय) — Victory
- Jayant (जयंत) — Victorious; son of Indra
- Jaydeep (जयदीप) — Lamp of victory
- Jayendra (जयेंद्र) — Lord of victory
- Jayesh (जयेश) — Lord of victory
- Jayvardhan (जयवर्धन) — Increaser of victory
Girl names (17)
- Jagdamba (जगदंबा) — Mother of the world, Durga
- Jagriti (जागृति) — Awakening
- Jahnavi (जाह्नवी) — The Ganga
- Jalaja (जलजा) — Born of water, Lakshmi
- Jamuna (जमुना) — The river Yamuna
- Janaki (जानकी) — Sita, daughter of Janak
- Janani (जननी) — Mother
- Jasleen (जसलीन) — Absorbed in God's praise
- Jaspreet (जसप्रीत) — Love of God's praise
- Jasvinder (जसविंदर) — Lord of glory
- Jaya (जया) — Victorious; Goddess Durga
- Jayalakshmi (जयलक्ष्मी) — Goddess of victory and fortune
- Jayamala (जयमाला) — Garland of victory
- Jayanti (जयंती) — Victorious; Goddess Durga
- Jayita (जयिता) — Victorious
- Jayshree (जयश्री) — Goddess of victory
- Jayvanti (जयवंती) — Victorious
Ji (जी) — Uttara Ashadha, pada 4
Boy names (5)
- Jeet (जीत) — Victory
- Jeevan (जीवन) — Life
- Jinesh (जिनेश) — Lord of the Jinas
- Jishnu (जिष्णु) — Victorious; Vishnu, Arjuna
- Jitendra (जितेंद्र) — One who has mastered the senses
Girl names (2)
- Jigyasa (जिज्ञासा) — Curiosity, desire to know
- Jiya (जिया) — Heart, life
Khi (खी) — Shravana, pada 1
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Khu (खू) — Shravana, pada 2
Boy names (2)
- Khushal (खुशाल) — Happy, prosperous
- Khushwant (खुशवंत) — Happy
Girl names (2)
- Khushboo (खुशबू) — Fragrance
- Khushi (खुशी) — Happiness
Khe (खे) — Shravana, pada 3
Boy names (1)
- Khemraj (खेमराज) — King of well-being
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Kho (खो) — Shravana, pada 4
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Ga (गा) — Dhanishta, pada 1
Boy names (12)
- Gagan (गगन) — The sky
- Gagandeep (गगनदीप) — Lamp of the sky
- Gajanan (गजानन) — Elephant-faced, Ganesha
- Gajendra (गजेंद्र) — King of elephants
- Gajraj (गजराज) — Lord of elephants
- Gandharv (गंधर्व) — A celestial musician
- Ganesh (गणेश) — Lord of the ganas
- Gangadhar (गंगाधर) — Bearer of the Ganga, Shiva
- Gangaram (गंगाराम) — Ganga and Rama
- Ganpati (गणपति) — Lord Ganesha
- Garud (गरुड़) — Garuda, the eagle of Vishnu
- Garv (गर्व) — Pride
Girl names (8)
- Gagandeep (गगनदीप) — Lamp of the sky
- Gajalakshmi (गजलक्ष्मी) — A form of Goddess Lakshmi
- Ganga (गंगा) — The river Ganga
- Gangotri (गंगोत्री) — Source of the Ganga
- Gargi (गार्गी) — A learned sage of the Upanishads
- Garima (गरिमा) — Dignity
- Garvita (गर्विता) — Proud
- Gayatri (गायत्री) — The Gayatri mantra; a goddess
Gi (गी) — Dhanishta, pada 2
Boy names (3)
- Giridhar (गिरिधर) — One who lifted the mountain, Krishna
- Giriraj (गिरिराज) — King of mountains
- Girish (गिरीश) — Lord of the mountains, Shiva
Girl names (4)
- Girija (गिरिजा) — Daughter of the mountain, Parvati
- Gita (गीता) — Song; the Bhagavad Gita
- Gitanjali (गीतांजलि) — An offering of songs
- Gitika (गीतिका) — A little song
Choosing a name by nakshatra
Tradition takes the first sound of a baby's name from the nakshatra the Moon occupies at birth. Each nakshatra has four padas (quarters), each with one syllable — 108 in all — and the syllable of the Moon's pada becomes the first sound of the name.
Short and long vowels count as the same sound (Li/Lee, A/Aa), but E and Ai, O and Au are different. Names that begin with a conjunct (Shr-, Pr-, Ksh-) fall under no syllable of the table. It is a tradition, not a rule — any name you love is fine.
Frequently asked questions
What are the naming letters for Makar rashi?
Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi, Khu, Khe, Kho, Ga, Gi — the syllables of the Uttara Ashadha, Shravana and Dhanishta padas that fall in Capricorn.
Is the name rashi the same as the Moon sign?
Not necessarily. The name rashi is a convention that follows the name's first syllable; the birth rashi (janma rashi) is the sign the Moon was in at birth, worked out from the birth time.
How do I find the exact letter for my baby?
A rashi only narrows it to nine syllables; the exact one comes from the Moon's nakshatra pada. Our free baby name letter calculator works it out from the birth date, time and place.
Names for all 12 rashis
Names chosen by the Satmarg Astro editorial team: real, commonly used names with their usual meanings. The syllable, nakshatra and rashi are worked out from each name's first sound with the common North Indian table our kundli engine uses. They are suggestions, not rules.