"The river Ravi", Sanskrit Irāvatī
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Tula rashi baby names
Tula rashi (तुला, Libra) covers 9 starting sounds in the North Indian table, from the padas of Chitra, Swati and Vishakha. Pick the sound for your baby's nakshatra and pada, then a name.
278 names in our list fit these sounds. Tables vary by region and family, so confirm the syllable with your priest. How syllables are chosen
रा Ra
Chitra, pada 3
"Prosperity, success"; the beloved of Krishna
Radha and Krishna together
Radha's dark one, Lord Krishna
"Prosperity" in popular use; Sanskrit rādhikā, a fond form of Radha
"Worthy of worship"
"Descendant of Raghu", a name of Rama
Chief of the Raghu line; a name for Rama
"Of Raghu's line", a feminine of Raghav
"Melody" in popular use; Sanskrit rāgiṇī, a musical mode
"Conqueror of miseries" in popular use; name of the Buddha's son
King; Sanskrit rāja, "king, sovereign, chief"
King of cowherds, a name for Krishna
"Royal fortune", a king's glory personified
King; Sanskrit rājan
"Queen of kings"; a name of the supreme goddess
King Rama
Royal sage; a king who became a saint
Crown of kings; Sanskrit rāja-śekhara
"Royal fortune", a king's glory personified as a goddess
"Royal, worthy of a king"; also a name of Durga
Lord of kings, emperor
Lord of kings; Sanskrit rāja + īśa
Lord of kings
"Queen of kings", from Sanskrit rājeśvara, "lord of kings"
Royal swan; Sanskrit rājahaṃsa
Resplendent, shining; adorned
"Illuminated, resplendent"
Blue lotus; Sanskrit rājīva, also "striped"
Royal lotus; Sanskrit rāja + kamala
Royal ray of light; Sanskrit rāja + kiraṇa
Prince, son of a king
"Princess"
Enchanting king; Sanskrit rāja + mohana
"Princess", literally "a king's daughter"
Lord of kings; Sanskrit rāja + nātha
Royal protector; Sanskrit rāja + pāla
King; a pet form of Raj names
One who makes the kingdom prosper
A modern name, usually given as "princess" or "queenly"
Glory and good fortune of a kingdom
"Fortune of the kingdom", Lakshmi as royal glory
"Full moon"
"The full moon", literally "lord of Rākā"
"Protective thread", from the Raksha Bandhan festival
Lord Rama; Sanskrit rāma, "pleasing, charming"
Rama and Krishna, two avatars of Vishnu
Joy of Rama; Sanskrit rāma + ānanda
Younger brother of Rama
Lord Rama; Rama who is like the moon
The feet of Rama, a name of devotion
Servant of Rama
Lord Rama; Sanskrit rāma + deva
Lord of Rama: Shiva as worshipped at Rameswaram
Rama and Krishna in one name
Young Rama; Sanskrit rāma + kiśora
Prince Rama; Sanskrit rāma + kumāra
Lord Rama; also Shiva as Rama's lord
Grace of Rama; Sanskrit rāma + prasāda
"Queen"
Krishna, who delights in the rāsa dance
"Zodiac sign" or "collection"
"Night"
"Sweet" in popular use; Bengali rātula, "crimson"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Creation" or "composition"
Created, composed; Sanskrit racita
"Created, composed"
Swift; King Raghu, ancestor of Rama
Descendant of Raghu, a name of Rama
Lord of the Raghus, a name of Rama
Lord of the Raghus, a name of Rama
Rama of the Raghu line; Lord Rama
Dynasty of Raghu, the line of Rama
Hero of the Raghus, a name of Rama
Passion, energy; Sanskrit rajas, the active guṇa
"Silver"
Lord of the night, the moon
"Night"
Beloved of the night, the moon
"Protection"
Protector; an epithet of Vishnu
Protected, guarded
"Protected"
"Red, reddish"; from Sanskrit raktiman, "redness"
A name of Lakshmi; "good fortune, splendour"
"Goddess Lakshmi"
Beloved of Lakshmi, a name of Vishnu
Pleasing, delightful; Sanskrit ramaṇa
"A beautiful young woman"; "pleasing, charming"
"Lord of Lakshmi", a name of Vishnu
Delighted, pleased; Sanskrit ramita
"Delighted, joyful"
"Servant of Rama" in popular use; Gujarati ramṇīk, "charming"
"Pleasing, delightful, beautiful"
"Krishna, who left the battlefield"
Light in battle; Sanskrit raṇa + dīpa
Steadfast in battle; Sanskrit raṇa + dhīra
"Ixora flower"; Bengali raṅgan, also "colouring"
Lord of the stage; Vishnu of Srirangam
Delighting, pleasing; Sanskrit rañjana
"Delighting, pleasing"
"Pleasing, delighting"
Victorious in battle; Sanskrit raṇa + jit
"Delighted, charmed; coloured"
Hero in battle; Sanskrit raṇa + vīra
Victory in battle; Sanskrit raṇa + vijaya
Lord of joy; Sanskrit rasa + īśa
A ray of light, a sunbeam
"A ray of light", from Sanskrit raśmi
"Ray of light"; from Sanskrit raśmi
Connoisseur; a person of fine taste
"One with refined taste", a connoisseur
"Very sweet" in popular use; Hindi rasīlā, "juicy, rich in flavour"
Jewel; from Sanskrit ratna
Lord of Rati, a name for Kama, god of love
Charioteer; Sanskrit rathin
"Love, delight"; the wife of Kamadeva
"Precious son" in popular use; rati, "delight", + lāl, "darling"
"A jewel, a gem"
A lamp of jewels; Sanskrit ratnadīpa
Mine of jewels; the ocean
A necklace of jewels; Sanskrit ratnamālā
Radiance of jewels; Sanskrit ratnaprabhā
Lord of jewels; Sanskrit ratna + īśa
A modern name, usually given as "sunny" or "bright"
"The sun"
Beloved of the sun; Sanskrit ravikānta, the sun-stone
Ray of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + kiraṇa
Son of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + kumāra
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + indra
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + indra + nātha
Lord of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + īśa
Sun and Shiva; Sanskrit ravi + śaṃkara
Radiance of the sun; Sanskrit ravi + tejas
री Ri
Chitra, pada 4
A name of uncertain origin, usually given as "gem" or "joyful"
"Way, custom"; also a style of writing
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Little king" in popular use; Afrikaans short form of Adriaan
Lord of prosperity; from Sanskrit ṛddhi and īśa
Modern name; popularly "full of prosperity" or "full of love"
"The patter of gentle rain"
"Lord of seasons" popularly; Sanskrit ṛta + īśa, "lord of truth"
A modern name, usually given as "truthful"
"River" in popular use; a modern name
"Singer" or "graceful" in popular use; origin untraced
"Ray of sunlight" in popular use; a modern name ending in aṃśa
A modern name, given meanings such as "cheerful"
रू Ru
Swati, pada 1
"Radiant beauty"
"Spiritual"
"Spiritual, soulful"; from Arabic rūḥ, "soul, spirit"
"Form, beauty"
"Form, figure"; also a metaphor and a drama
Modern name; popularly "silver" or "beautiful"
"Beautiful", from Sanskrit rūpa, "beauty, form"
Beauty, form; Sanskrit rūpa
"Jewel of beauty"; Sanskrit rūpa + maṇi
Lord of beauty; Sanskrit rūpa + īśa
"Beautiful" in popular use; also a river in Bangladesh
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Light, lustre" and "liking, taste"
"Shining, beautiful", from Sanskrit ruci, "lustre"
Radiant, beautiful; Sanskrit rucira
"Radiant, beautiful"
Bright, pleasing; Sanskrit rucita
"Bright, pleasant"
"Roarer", the Vedic storm god; a name of Shiva
Eye of Rudra; the sacred rudraksha bead
"Eyes of Shiva", from Sanskrit rudrākṣa, "Rudra-eyed"
"Wife of Rudra", a name of the goddess Durga
"Blue Rudra" in popular use; Rudra + nīla
"Part of Rudra", that is, of Shiva
Lord of the Rudras, a name for Shiva
"Adorned with gold"; the name of Krishna's chief queen
"The wife of Sugriva" in the Ramayana
"Charming" in popular use; a modern name
रे Re
Swati, pada 2
"A line", also an outline or sketch
"Pollen, a grain of dust"
Wife of Jamadagni and mother of Parashurama
"Silken", from Persian resham, "silk"
"Silken"
"The Narmada river"
"A son of the Sun", lord of the Guhyakas
The nakshatra Revati; wife of Balarama
"Ray of light" in popular use; no dictionary source found
रो Ro
Swati, pada 3
"Bright, radiant"; also "a red lotus"
"Ascending, rising"
Rising, ascending; Sanskrit rohin
The lunar asterism Rohini; Sanskrit rohiṇī, "the red one"
"First rays of the sun" in popular use; Sanskrit rohita, "red"
"Song, joy" in popular use; origin uncertain
Bright, shining; Persian roshan
"Light, brightness"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
Splendour, brightness; Persian raunaq
ता Ta
Swati, pada 4
"Daughter" in popular use; a Russian pet form of Tatiana
"Female ascetic"; Sanskrit tāpasī
"Warming"; daughter of the Sun and the Tapti river
"A star"
"Star and moon"; Hindi from Sanskrit tārā + candra
"Saviour, one who carries across"; also "a star"
Shiva as "lord who carries across"; popularly "lord of the stars"
Queen of the truthful King Harishchandra; from Sanskrit tārā, "star"
"Lord of the stars", the moon; Sanskrit tārā + nātha
"Star"; Sanskrit tārikā
"She who carries across", a saviour; a form of Durga
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
Takṣa, son of Bharata in the Ramayana; also "carpenter"
Carpenter, craftsman; also the Naga king Takṣaka of the Mahabharata
The dark tamala tree, linked with Krishna; Sanskrit tamāla
"Wish, desire"; Persian tamannā
"Son"; Sanskrit tanaya
"Daughter"; Sanskrit tanayā
"Cord, rope"; Sanskrit tanikā
"Graceful slenderness, delicacy"; Bengali tanimā
A modern name, usually given as "ambition" or "jewel"
Modern name; popularly "ambition", with no dictionary source
A modern name, often glossed "goddess of gold"; origin uncertain
"Jewel" in popular use; a modern name linked to niṣka, "gold ornament"
"Absorbed in that", wholly engrossed
"Wholly absorbed", one with what she loves
"Son", literally "born of the body"; Sanskrit tanuja
"Daughter"; Sanskrit tanujā, born of one's own body
"Lord Ganesha" in popular use; a modern name from tanu, "body"
A modern name, glossed "sweet" or "slender"; origin uncertain
"Beautiful"; Sanskrit tanu, "body", + śrī, "beauty"
"A slender, delicate woman"
"King" or "wise" in popular use; a modern name
"Slender, delicate"; a modern form of Sanskrit tanvī
"The sun", "warming"; Sanskrit tapana
"Penance", "inner heat"; Sanskrit tapas
"Ascetic", one who practises tapas; Sanskrit tapasvin
"Woman devoted to austerity"; Sanskrit tapasvinī
"Penance, austerity"; Sanskrit tapasyā
"Raft" or "heaven"; Sanskrit taraṇa, "crossing over"
"Song, melody"; Persian tarāna
"Wave"; Sanskrit taraṃga
"River"; Sanskrit taraṃgiṇī, full of waves
"Sparkling"; Sanskrit tarala, and taralā, "a bee"
"A creeper"; Sanskrit taru, tree, and latā, creeper
"Young"
"Young woman"; Sanskrit taruṇī
"Conqueror"; Vedic Sanskrit taruṣa
"Victory"; Sanskrit taruṣī
The Buddha, "one who has thus come"; Sanskrit tathāgata
"Truth", "that which is really so"; Sanskrit tathya
"Truth", "essence"; Sanskrit tattva
"Heaven", "strong, courageous"; Sanskrit taviṣa
"Strength, courage"; Sanskrit taviṣī
ती Ti
Vishakha, pada 1
Named after the Teesta river of Sikkim and Bengal
Sacred waters, a place of pilgrimage; Sanskrit tīrtha
"A ford"; a sacred place of pilgrimage
"Ford-maker", a Jain spiritual teacher; Sanskrit tīrthaṃkara
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"The hot-rayed one", the sun; Sanskrit tigmāṃśu
The sacred forehead mark; "the ornament" of anything
A celestial nymph (Apsaras) of the Mahabharata; Sanskrit tilottamā
A modern name, often glossed "happiness"; origin uncertain
"Lunar day"; Sanskrit tithi
"Patience, forbearance"; Sanskrit titikṣā
तू Tu
Vishakha, pada 2
"A painter's brush"
Close sounds: long or short vowel. Many families accept these; check with your priest.
"Snow", "frost"; Sanskrit tuhina
"Snow, frost"; Sanskrit tuhina
"The cold-rayed one", the moon; Sanskrit tuhināṃśu
Name of the Marathi saint-poet; possibly "little Rama"
"Holy basil"; Sanskrit tulasī
"Servant of the holy basil"; Sanskrit tulasī + dāsa
"Frost, snow"
"Frost, snow, mist"; Sanskrit tuṣāra
"Satisfied" in popular use; Sanskrit tuṣita, celestial beings and Vishnu
"Contentment, satisfaction"; Sanskrit tuṣṭi
ते Te
Vishakha, pada 3
"Brilliance, radiance"
"Bright, radiant"; from Sanskrit tejas, "brilliance"
"A part of radiance"; Sanskrit tejas + aṃśa
"Brilliance, radiance"; also vital energy and glory
Radiance and splendour; Sanskrit tejas + śrī
"Brilliant, radiant, full of energy"
"Brilliant, radiant"; a woman full of tejas
"Lord of radiance"; Sanskrit tejas + indra
"Lord of radiance"; Sanskrit tejas + īśa
"Full of light", "shining"; Sanskrit tejomaya
"Protector of splendour"; Sanskrit tejaḥpāla
"Radiant majesty"; Sanskrit tejas + pratāpa
"Radiant hero"; Sanskrit tejas + vīra