Baby names · Kanya rashi
Kanya Rashi (Virgo) Baby Names: To, Pa, Pi, Pu, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po
Baby names for Kanya rashi (Virgo): its nine naming syllables, the nakshatra pada of each, and 68 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′). Kanya (Virgo) holds Uttara Phalguni (padas 2, 3, 4), Hasta (padas 1, 2, 3, 4) and Chitra (padas 1, 2), so its naming syllables are To, Pa, Pi, Pu, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po (टो, पा, पी, पू, ष, ण, ठ, पे, पो).
Kanya is ruled by Mercury and its element is earth. Below are 68 commonly used names that begin with these sounds — 40 for boys and 29 for girls. Almost no names begin with To (टो), Na (ण), Tha (ठ), Pe (पे) or Po (पो); families then take another syllable of the same nakshatra or the nearest sound.
The nine naming syllables of Kanya
Kanya rashi names by syllable
To (टो) — Uttara Phalguni, pada 2
Boy names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Pa (पा) — Uttara Phalguni, pada 3
Boy names (24)
- Padam (पदम) — Lotus
- Padmanabh (पद्मनाभ) — Lotus-navelled; Vishnu
- Palash (पलाश) — The flame-of-the-forest tree
- Pallav (पल्लव) — New leaves
- Pandurang (पांडुरंग) — Lord Vitthal
- Pankaj (पंकज) — Lotus
- Parag (पराग) — Pollen
- Param (परम) — Supreme
- Paramvir (परमवीर) — Supremely brave
- Paras (पारस) — Touchstone
- Parashuram (परशुराम) — The sixth avatar of Vishnu
- Paresh (परेश) — The supreme lord
- Parikshit (परीक्षित) — Grandson of Arjuna, a king
- Parimal (परिमल) — Fragrance
- Paritosh (परितोष) — Satisfaction, contentment
- Parmanand (परमानंद) — Supreme bliss
- Parmeshwar (परमेश्वर) — The Supreme Lord
- Parth (पार्थ) — Arjuna
- Parthiv (पार्थिव) — Of the earth; prince
- Parv (पर्व) — Festival
- Pashupati (पशुपति) — Lord of all beings; Shiva
- Pavak (पावक) — Fire
- Pavan (पवन) — Wind
- Pavitra (पवित्र) — Pure, holy
Girl names (19)
- Padma (पद्मा) — Lotus; Lakshmi
- Padmaja (पद्मजा) — Born of the lotus; Lakshmi
- Padmavati (पद्मावती) — Goddess Lakshmi
- Padmini (पद्मिनी) — Lotus; lotus pond
- Pakhi (पाखी) — Bird
- Palak (पलक) — Eyelid
- Pallavi (पल्लवी) — New leaves
- Panchali (पांचाली) — Draupadi, princess of Panchala
- Pankaja (पंकजा) — Lotus; Goddess Lakshmi
- Pankhuri (पंखुड़ी) — Petal
- Panna (पन्ना) — Emerald
- Paramita (पारमिता) — Perfection; wisdom
- Pari (परी) — Fairy
- Paridhi (परिधि) — Circle, boundary
- Parul (पारुल) — A flower
- Parvati (पार्वती) — Daughter of the mountain; Shiva's consort
- Pavani (पावनी) — Pure, purifying
- Pavitra (पवित्र) — Pure, holy
- Payal (पायल) — Anklet
Pi (पी) — Uttara Phalguni, pada 4
Boy names (3)
- Pinaki (पिनाकी) — Bearer of the Pinaka bow; Shiva
- Pitambar (पीतांबर) — Wearer of yellow; Krishna
- Piyush (पीयूष) — Nectar
Girl names (2)
- Pihu (पीहू) — Sweet call of a bird
- Piya (पिया) — Beloved
Pu (पू) — Hasta, pada 1
Boy names (11)
- Pukhraj (पुखराज) — Topaz
- Pulak (पुलक) — Thrill of joy
- Pulkit (पुलकित) — Thrilled with joy
- Pundarik (पुंडरीक) — White lotus
- Puneet (पुनीत) — Pure, holy
- Purab (पूरब) — East
- Purnendu (पूर्णेंदु) — Full moon
- Puru (पुरु) — An ancient king of the Lunar dynasty
- Purushottam (पुरुषोत्तम) — Best among men; Vishnu
- Pushkar (पुष्कर) — Lotus; a holy lake
- Pushpendra (पुष्पेंद्र) — Lord of flowers
Girl names (8)
- Pooja (पूजा) — Worship
- Poonam (पूनम) — Full moon
- Purnima (पूर्णिमा) — Full moon night
- Purva (पूर्वा) — East; earlier
- Purvi (पूर्वी) — Eastern
- Pushpa (पुष्पा) — Flower
- Pushpalata (पुष्पलता) — Flowering creeper
- Pushpanjali (पुष्पांजलि) — Offering of flowers
Sha (ष) — Hasta, pada 2
Boy names (2)
- Shanmugam (षण्मुगम) — Six-faced; Lord Murugan
- Shanmukh (षण्मुख) — Six-faced; Kartikeya
Girl names (0)
No common names with this sound.
Na (ण) — Hasta, pada 3
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Tha (ठ) — Hasta, pada 4
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No common names with this sound.
Pe (पे) — Chitra, pada 1
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No common names with this sound.
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No common names with this sound.
Po (पो) — Chitra, pada 2
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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 Kanya rashi?
To, Pa, Pi, Pu, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po — the syllables of the Uttara Phalguni, Hasta and Chitra padas that fall in Virgo.
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.