Baby names · Dhanu rashi
Dhanu Rashi (Sagittarius) Baby Names: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha, Bhe
Baby names for Dhanu rashi (Sagittarius): its nine naming syllables, the nakshatra pada of each, and 70 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′). Dhanu (Sagittarius) holds Mula (padas 1, 2, 3, 4), Purva Ashadha (padas 1, 2, 3, 4) and Uttara Ashadha (pada 1), so its naming syllables are Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha, Bhe (ये, यो, भा, भी, भू, धा, फा, ढा, भे).
Dhanu is ruled by Jupiter and its element is fire. Below are 70 commonly used names that begin with these sounds — 37 for boys and 33 for girls. Almost no names begin with Dha (ढा) or Bhe (भे); families then take another syllable of the same nakshatra or the nearest sound.
The nine naming syllables of Dhanu
| Syllable | Nakshatra | Pada | Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ye (ये) | Mula | 1 | 1 |
| Yo (यो) | Mula | 2 | 10 |
| Bha (भा) | Mula | 3 | 19 |
| Bhi (भी) | Mula | 4 | 3 |
| Bhu (भू) | Purva Ashadha | 1 | 12 |
| Dha (धा) | Purva Ashadha | 2 | 22 |
| Pha (फा) | Purva Ashadha | 3 | 3 |
| Dha (ढा) | Purva Ashadha | 4 | 0 |
| Bhe (भे) | Uttara Ashadha | 1 | 0 |
Dhanu rashi names by syllable
Ye (ये) — Mula, pada 1
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (1)
- Yesha (येशा) — Glory, fame
Yo (यो) — Mula, pada 2
Boy names (5)
- Yoganand (योगानंद) — Bliss of yoga
- Yogendra (योगेंद्र) — King of yogis
- Yogesh (योगेश) — Lord of yoga, Shiva
- Yogeshwar (योगेश्वर) — Lord of yoga; Krishna
- Yogiraj (योगिराज) — Greatest of yogis
Girl names (5)
- Yogeshwari (योगेश्वरी) — Goddess Durga
- Yogini (योगिनी) — Woman devoted to yoga
- Yogita (योगिता) — Disciplined, devoted
- Yogmaya (योगमाया) — Divine power of illusion; a goddess
- Yojana (योजना) — Plan, purpose
Bha (भा) — Mula, pada 3
Boy names (8)
- Bhagirath (भगीरथ) — The king who brought Ganga to earth
- Bhalchandra (भालचंद्र) — Moon on the forehead; Shiva, Ganesha
- Bhanu (भानु) — The sun
- Bharadwaj (भारद्वाज) — A Vedic sage
- Bharat (भरत) — Brother of Lord Rama; the name of India
- Bhargav (भार्गव) — Descendant of Bhrigu
- Bhaskar (भास्कर) — The sun
- Bhavesh (भावेश) — Lord of the world, Shiva
Girl names (11)
- Bhagirathi (भागीरथी) — The river Ganga
- Bhagwati (भगवती) — Goddess Durga
- Bhagyalakshmi (भाग्यलक्ष्मी) — Goddess of fortune
- Bhagyashree (भाग्यश्री) — Good fortune
- Bhakti (भक्ति) — Devotion
- Bhamini (भामिनी) — Beautiful woman
- Bharati (भारती) — Goddess Saraswati
- Bhargavi (भार्गवी) — Goddess Lakshmi
- Bhavani (भवानी) — Goddess Parvati
- Bhavna (भावना) — Feeling, sentiment
- Bhavya (भव्या) — Grand, splendid
Bhi (भी) — Mula, pada 4
Boy names (3)
- Bhim (भीम) — Mighty; the strong Pandava
- Bhimsen (भीमसेन) — Bhima of the Pandavas
- Bhishma (भीष्म) — Of a terrible vow; the elder of the Kurus
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Bhu (भू) — Purva Ashadha, pada 1
Boy names (7)
- Bhupal (भूपाल) — King
- Bhupendra (भूपेंद्र) — King of kings
- Bhupesh (भूपेश) — Lord of the earth, king
- Bhushan (भूषण) — Ornament
- Bhuvan (भुवन) — The world
- Bhuvnesh (भुवनेश) — Lord of the world
- Bhuvneshwar (भुवनेश्वर) — Lord of the world; Shiva
Girl names (5)
- Bhoomija (भूमिजा) — Daughter of the earth; Sita
- Bhumi (भूमि) — The earth
- Bhumika (भूमिका) — Role; the earth
- Bhuvana (भुवना) — The world
- Bhuvaneshwari (भुवनेश्वरी) — Goddess of the worlds
Dha (धा) — Purva Ashadha, pada 2
Boy names (12)
- Dhananjay (धनंजय) — Winner of wealth; Arjuna
- Dhanesh (धनेश) — Lord of wealth; Kubera
- Dhanraj (धनराज) — King of wealth
- Dhanush (धनुष) — Bow
- Dhanvantari (धन्वंतरि) — Physician of the gods
- Dharanidhar (धरणीधर) — Bearer of the earth; Lord Vishnu
- Dharmendra (धर्मेंद्र) — Lord of dharma
- Dharmesh (धर्मेश) — Lord of dharma
- Dharmpal (धर्मपाल) — Protector of dharma
- Dharmraj (धर्मराज) — King of righteousness; Yudhishthira
- Dharmveer (धर्मवीर) — Champion of righteousness
- Dhawal (धवल) — White, pure
Girl names (10)
- Dhanalakshmi (धनलक्ष्मी) — Goddess Lakshmi as giver of wealth
- Dhanashree (धनश्री) — Goddess Lakshmi; a raga
- Dhanishtha (धनिष्ठा) — A nakshatra (star)
- Dhanya (धन्या) — Blessed, fortunate
- Dhara (धरा) — The earth
- Dharani (धरणी) — The earth
- Dharini (धारिणी) — The earth; one who holds
- Dharitri (धरित्री) — The earth
- Dharti (धरती) — The earth
- Dhatri (धात्री) — Nurturer; the earth
Pha (फा) — Purva Ashadha, pada 3
Boy names (2)
- Phalgun (फाल्गुन) — The month of Phalgun; Arjuna
- Phanindra (फणींद्र) — King of serpents
Girl names (1)
- Phalguni (फाल्गुनी) — Born under Phalguni; of the month Phalgun
Dha (ढा) — Purva Ashadha, pada 4
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Bhe (भे) — Uttara Ashadha, pada 1
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
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 Dhanu rashi?
Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhi, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Dha, Bhe — the syllables of the Mula, Purva Ashadha and Uttara Ashadha padas that fall in Sagittarius.
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.