Initiation, consecration; dedication
Rashi
Meen rashi baby names
Meen rashi (मीन, Pisces) covers 9 starting sounds in the North Indian table, from the padas of Purva Bhadrapada, Uttara Bhadrapada and Revati. Pick the sound for your baby's nakshatra and pada, then a name.
179 names in our list fit these sounds. Tables vary by region and family, so confirm the syllable with your priest. How syllables are chosen
दी Di
Purva Bhadrapada, pada 4
"Initiated, dedicated"; Sanskrit dīkṣita
"Compassionate to the poor"
"Lamp, light"
A lamp, a light
"A lamp, light"
"Eyes bright as lamps"; Sanskrit dīpa + akṣī
"Row of lamps"; Sanskrit dīpālī, the festival of Diwali
"Lighting up"; Sanskrit dīpana, "kindling"
"An offering of lamps"; Sanskrit dīpa + añjali
"Light-maker"; Sanskrit dīpaṃkara, "one who causes light"
"Part of the light"; a modern name from Sanskrit dīpa
"Ray of light"; Sanskrit dīpa + aṃśu
"Radiance of a lamp"; Sanskrit dīpa + śrī
"Lord of light"; Sanskrit dīpa + indra
"Lord of light"
"A light, lamp"; also moonlight
"Light of the lamp"; Sanskrit dīpa + jyotis
"A row of lamps"; Sanskrit dīpa-mālā
"The flame of a lamp"
"Brightness, light, splendour"
"Initiated, consecrated"; Sanskrit dīkṣita
"Friend of the poor"
"Protector of the poor"
"Adorned with lamps"; the Bengali name for Diwali night
"Full of light, radiant"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Divine light"; Sanskrit divya + jyotis
"Divine moon"; Sanskrit divya + indu
"Sky-clothed"; a name of Shiva
"Horizon"; Sanskrit dig-anta, "end of the sky"
"Victory in all directions"
King Dilipa, ancestor of Rama; origin uncertain
Lord of the day, the sun; Sanskrit dineśa
"The sun"; Sanskrit dinakara, "day-maker"
"Direction"
A modern name from Sanskrit diś, "direction"; usually given as "focused"
Diti, mother of the Daityas; Sanskrit diti, "liberality"
"The sun"; Sanskrit divākara, "day-maker"
"Born in heaven"
"Born in heaven, celestial"
A modern name; usually given as "goddess Durga"
A modern name; usually given as "heavenly" or "divine"
"Divine, heavenly"
"Divine"; from Sanskrit divya
"Divine mark"; Sanskrit divya + aṅka
Part of the divine; Sanskrit divya, "divine", with aṃśa, "portion"
"A part of the divine"
"Divine ray"; Sanskrit divya + aṃśu
"Divine radiance"; Sanskrit divya + śrī
"Divine lord"; Sanskrit divya + īśa
"A lamp, light"
दू Du
Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 1
"Sacred dūrvā grass"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Beloved, darling"
"Invincible" in popular use; Sanskrit durgā, "the inaccessible goddess"
"Servant of Durga"
Blessing or grace of the goddess Durga
Named after Durga; the warrior queen Rani Durgavati
"Lord of forts"; Sanskrit durga + īśa
A modern Marathi name, usually linked to Ganesha and durva grass
"Destroyer of evil" in popular use; King Duṣyanta, husband of Śakuntalā
झ Jha
Uttara Bhadrapada, pada 3
दे De
Revati, pada 1
"Kohl of the gods"; Sanskrit deva + añjana
"Delight of the gods"; Sanskrit devarati
"Offering to the gods"; Sanskrit deva + arghya
"Blessing of the gods"
"Having a divine smile"; Sanskrit devasmitā
"One who wins over the gods"; Sanskrit deva + jit
"Garland of the gods"; Sanskrit deva + mālya
"Divine light"; Sanskrit deva + jyotis
"Absorbed in God"; Sanskrit deva + līnā
"Divine; a god"
"Invocation of the gods"; mother of the sage Kapila
"Born of the gods"
"Divine" in popular use; Sanskrit Devakī, mother of Krishna
"Divine"; from Sanskrit deva, "god"
"Delight of the gods"
Joy of the gods; Sanskrit deva + ānanda
"Part of God"; Sanskrit deva + aṅga, "limb, part"
"Celestial maiden"; Sanskrit devāṅganā
"Divine in form"
"Part of God" in popular use; Sanskrit aṅka, "mark, sign"
"A part of a god"
"Part of the divine"
"Dear to the gods"
"Divine sage"; Sanskrit devarṣi
"Army of the gods"; the wife of Skanda (Murugan)
"Divine beauty" in popular use; Sanskrit deva + śrī
"Vowed to the gods"; the birth name of Bhishma
"Given by God"
Short for Devendra, "chief of the gods"
"Chief of the gods"; a name of Indra
"Lord of the gods"
"Goddess"; also "queen, lady"
"Little goddess" in popular use; Sanskrit devikā, "a minor goddess"
A modern name linked to Sanskrit deva; usually given as "divine"
"Son of Devaki"; a name of Krishna
"Lord of the gods"; a name of Shiva
"King of the gods"; a name of Indra
Daughter of the sage Shukra in the Mahabharata; "leading to the gods"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
दो Do
Revati, pada 2
चा Cha
Revati, pada 3
"Love, affection"
Goddess Chamunda, a fierce form of Durga
The minister and statesman of Chandragupta Maurya
"Moonlight"
A modern name, usually given as "lovely" or "charming"
Lovely, beautiful; dear, pleasing
"Lovingly given"; the noble hero of the Little Clay Cart
"Beautiful"
A beautiful creeper
"Lovely"; the name of Krishna's daughter
"Of lovely character"; also read as "a beautiful jewel"
A beautiful woman; also splendour and moonlight
"Intelligent" in popular use; a modern name with no dictionary entry
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
The partridge that gazes at the moon
The moon-loving chakor bird of Indian poetry
"Bearer of the discus", a name of Vishnu
"Discus in hand", a name of Vishnu
"Lord of the discus" in popular use; Sanskrit, "world sovereign"
"Jasmine"
"Champak", the fragrant yellow flower
The fragrant golden champak flower
"Lively, restless"; Sanskrit cañcala, "quivering, flickering"
"The moon"
"Sandalwood"
"Sandalwood"; also Mahavira's first woman disciple
"The moon", from a word for "shining"
"Moonlight"; in the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, a son of Krishna
"Adorned with the moon", a title of Shiva
"Moon-crested", a name of Shiva
"The moon-god"
"Protected by the moon"; the founder of the Maurya empire
"Smile of the moon" in popular use; Sanskrit, a moon-bright sword
"Conqueror of the moon"
"A digit of the moon"; the crescent moon
"Beloved of the moon"; also the moonstone
"Beloved of the moon"; Sanskrit, the moon's wife or the night
"Young moon", the moon as a youth
"A streak of the moon"; the crescent
"Charming as the moon"
"Moon-crested", a name of Shiva
"Moon-faced"
"Lord of the moon", a title linked with Shiva
"Guardian of the moon"
"Moonlight, the radiance of the moon"
"Moonlight"
A king of legend; Sanskrit candra, "moon", and senā, "army"
"Moon-crested", a name of Shiva
"Moon-faced", with a face as lovely as the moon
"Lord of the moon"
"Moonlight"
"Moonlight"
Handsome Basava; Kannada canna, "handsome"
"Feet", as in the revered feet of the Lord
"Conduct, deeds"; often given as "of good character"
"Four-armed", a name of Vishnu
ची Chi
Revati, pada 4
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Bliss of consciousness"
"Garden"; Persian chaman, "flower garden", + lāl, "darling son"
Pure consciousness; full of knowledge
"Made of pure consciousness"
"Wish-fulfilling gem"
"Reflection", deep thought
"Lamp"
"Long-lived", one who lives for ever
"Immortal" in popular use; Sanskrit cirantana, "ancient"
"Long-lived", blessed with long life
"Picture, bright" in popular use; also the star Spica
"Shining with many-coloured light"
"A picture"; the painter-nymph of the Puranas
"Of beautiful form" in popular use; Sanskrit, "wearing bright armlets"
Arjuna's warrior wife; Sanskrit, "wearing bright armlets"
"Part of a picture"; also read as a descendant of Chitragupta
A king of the Gandharvas; Sanskrit, "having a bright spear"
"Lord of beauty"
"Delight of the heart", one who gladdens the mind
Sounds with no names yet
थ Tha (Uttara Bhadrapada 2) · ञ Nya (Uttara Bhadrapada 4)
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