Heer of Heer Ranjha; Hindi hīr, also "diamond"
Rashi
Kark rashi baby names
Kark rashi (कर्क, Cancer) covers 9 starting sounds in the North Indian table, from the padas of Punarvasu, Pushya and Ashlesha. Pick the sound for your baby's nakshatra and pada, then a name.
54 names in our list fit these sounds. Tables vary by region and family, so confirm the syllable with your priest. How syllables are chosen
ही Hi
Punarvasu, pada 4
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
Henna, the plant and its dye; from Arabic ḥinnā
"Love" in popular use; Sanskrit hita, "welfare, kindly"
Snow; Sanskrit hima, "snow, frost"
Dewdrop, from Sanskrit hima, "snow", and bindu, "drop"
"The Himalaya"; literally "snow mountain"
Born of the Himalaya; a name of Parvati
Snowy, of the Himalaya, from Sanskrit hima, "snow"
"Snow"; popularly also linked with Parvati
"Moon" in popular use; Sanskrit himāṅka, "camphor"
"Part of snow" in popular use; Sanskrit himāṃśu, "the moon"
"Cool-rayed": the moon
"Lord of snow" in popular use; Sanskrit hima + īśa
"Beauty, grace" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
"Diamond"; from Sanskrit hīra
Golden; Sanskrit hiraṇmayī, "made of gold"
"Golden"; Sanskrit hiraṇmaya
"Gold, golden"
"Diamond" in popular use; linked to Sanskrit hīra, "diamond"
Well-wisher; Sanskrit hitaiṣin, "wishing others well"
"Well-wisher" in popular use; Sanskrit hita + aṃśa, "part of good"
"Well-wisher" in popular use; Sanskrit hita + artha, "for good"
"Loving, good" in popular use; linked to Sanskrit hita, "kind"
"Lord of well-being" in popular use; Sanskrit hita + indra
Lord of goodness; Sanskrit hita, "welfare", with īśa, "lord"
Kind, one who does good; Sanskrit hita
Heart; Hindi and Bengali hiyā
हु Hu
Pushya, pada 1
Joy, gladness
हे He
Pushya, pada 2
The sun; Sanskrit heli, from Greek hēlios
"Gold"
Golden-eyed, from Sanskrit heman, "gold", and akṣi, "eye"
"Golden"; from Sanskrit heman, "gold"
Golden, from Sanskrit heman, "gold"
Wearing a garland of gold; Sanskrit hemamālinī
"Golden-bodied"; a name of Vishnu
"Golden-limbed, golden"
Golden-bodied, from Sanskrit hemāṅga, "golden-limbed"
"Winter, the cold season"
Adorned with gold; Sanskrit hemavatī
"Golden moon"; name of the Jain scholar Hemachandra
"Lord of gold" in popular use; Sanskrit hema + indra
"Gold"
Golden creeper; Sanskrit hemalatā
"King of gold"; Sanskrit hema + rāja
"A name of Ganesha"
"Love, affection"
"Friendly, affectionate" in popular use; origin unconfirmed
"A part of love"
"Love, affection" in popular use; a modern Gujarati name
"Part of God" in popular use; a modern name ending in aṃśa
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
Sounds with no names yet
हो Ho (Pushya 3) · डा Da (Pushya 4) · डी Di (Ashlesha 1) · डू Du (Ashlesha 2) · डे De (Ashlesha 3) · डो Do (Ashlesha 4)
Few or no given names start with these sounds. We add checked names every month.