Kubera, the god of wealth
Nakshatra
Ardra nakshatra names
आर्द्रा. Starting sounds: pada 1 कु (Ku) · pada 2 घ (Gha) · pada 3 ङ (Ng) · pada 4 छ (Chha). Rashi: Mithun.
25 names in our list fit these sounds. Confirm the pada and syllable with your priest. How syllables are chosen
कु Ku
"Mist, fog"; Bengali kuhelī
"The koel's call"
Ornament of the family; Sanskrit kulabhūṣaṇa
Lamp of the family; Sanskrit kuladīpa
Boy, youth; a prince; a name of Skanda
Lord Kumara, the god Skanda or Murugan
"Red tilak powder" in popular use; Sanskrit kuṅkuma, "saffron"
"Lotus" in popular use; Sanskrit kumuda, the white water-lily
"Lotus" in popular use; Sanskrit kumudinī, the white water-lily plant
"Lotus" in popular use; Sanskrit kuṇāla, a kind of bird
A white jasmine; Sanskrit kunda
Pure gold; Hindi kundan
A bower or grove; Sanskrit kuñja
A Gujarati name, usually given as "cuckoo" or "nightingale"
"Locks of hair"
Kunti, mother of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata
Sacred kusha grass; a son of Rama
Sharp-minded; Sanskrit kuśāgra, "tip of the kusha grass"
Skilful and well; Sanskrit kuśala, "clever, healthy, good"
"Flower"
"A flowering creeper"
घ Gha
"Dark as a rain cloud"; a name of Krishna
छ Chha
Beauty, radiance; in Hindi also "image, picture"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
Shade, shelter; also lustre and reflection
Sounds with no names yet
ङ Ng (pada 3)
Few or no given names start with these sounds. We add checked names every month.