धनु · Sagittarius · 9 padas

Dhanu Rashi name letters: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe

A child born under Dhanu Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha pada 1.

  • Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
  • Two attested regional readings are both shown where they occur
  • 116 cited names; every displayed meaning links to its source

The nine quarters

Find the pada first, then use its sound.

The sign gives nine possible sounds. Birth time identifies the one pada; the baby name finder calculates it from the Moon's position.

Dhanu Rashi (धनु) — naming syllable for each pada
NakshatraPadaNaming sound
Mula1Ye
Mula2Yo
Mula3Bha
Mula4Bhee
Purva Ashadha1Bhu
Purva Ashadha2Dha
Purva Ashadha3Pha
Purva Ashadha4Dha
Uttara Ashadha1Bhe

A repeated sound is not a missing entry: two different padas inside Dhanu carry it.

Boundary note. Uttara Ashadha padas 2-4 belong to Makar, not Dhanu. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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116 sourced Dhanu names.

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Dhanu Rashi names with sourced meanings
NameGenderMeaningSource of the meaning
Bhadila भडिल
Mula pada 3		 male a servant or a hero Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48690 “bhaḍila”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48690: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadra भद्रा
Mula pada 3		 female gentle or noble woman; good, fortune, auspicious; cow English Wiktionary, “भद्रा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भद्रा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhadrabhuja भद्रभुज
Mula pada 3		 male whose arms confer prosperity (said of princes) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48790 “bhadrabhuja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48790: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadraka भद्रक
Mula pada 3		 male Pinus Deodora; a kind of bean Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48877 “bhadraka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48877: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadramanda भद्रमन्द
Mula pada 3		 male a particular kind of elephant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48793 “bhadramanda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48793: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadravarman भद्रवर्मन्
Mula pada 3		 male Arabian jasmine Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48818 “bhadravarman”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48818: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhadravati भद्रवती
Mula pada 3		 female Gmelina Arborea Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48815 “bhadravatī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48815: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhaga भाग
Mula pada 3		 male a part; portion; share Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49485 “bhāga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49485: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagavata भागवत
Mula pada 3		 male a follower or worshipper of Bhagavati or Viṣṇu; son of Vajramitra Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49524 “bhāgavata”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49524: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagavitti भागवित्ति
Mula pada 3		 male patr. from bhaga-vitta Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49521 “bhāgavitti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49521: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhagiratha भगीरथ
Mula pada 3		 male Bhagiratha, a king from the Ikshvaku dynasty, who is said to have brought the river Ganga from the heavens to the earth English Wiktionary, “भगीरथ” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भगीरथ” (Sanskrit proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhagirathi भागीरथी
Mula pada 3		 female Bhagirathi River; an epithet of river Ganga English Wiktionary, “भागीरथी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भागीरथी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhairava भैरव
Mula pada 3		 male a man representing Bhairava's; a jackal; a mountain Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25980 “bhairava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25980: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhakti भक्ति
Mula pada 3		 female devotion, faith, reverence, devoutness, adoration English Wiktionary, “भक्ति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भक्ति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhalandana भलन्दन
Mula pada 3		 male father of Vatsaprī or Vatsaprīti Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49122 “bhalandana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49122: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallaka भल्लक
Mula pada 3		 male a bear; Name einer Pflanze Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49132 “bhallaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49132: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallata भल्लाट
Mula pada 3		 male a bear Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49146 “bhallāṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49146: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhallaveya भाल्लवेय
Mula pada 3		 male patr. from bhāllavi Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49847 “bhāllaveya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49847: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhama भाम
Mula pada 3		 male passion; wrath; anger Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49677 “bhāma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49677: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhamini भामिनी
Mula pada 3		 female a beautiful woman; an angry or passionate woman; vixen (often used as a term of endearment) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49474 “bhāminī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49474: “name of the daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhandaka भण्डक
Mula pada 3		 male a water wagtail Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48700 “bhaṇḍaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48700: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhandila भण्डिल
Mula pada 3		 male fortune; welfare; a messenger Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48712 “bhaṇḍila”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48712: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanga भङ्ग
Mula pada 3		 male breaking; splitting; dividing Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48584 “bhaṅga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48584: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanu भानु
Mula pada 3		 male appearance; brightness; light or a ray of light Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49438 “bhānu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49438: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhanumant भानुमन्त्
Mula pada 3		 male the sun; son of Kaliṅga (Sch.) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49456 “bhānumant”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49456: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhara भार
Mula pada 3		 male a burden; load; weight Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49686 “bhāra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49686: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bharadvaja भरद्वाज
Mula pada 3		 male a skylark; the race or family of Bharadvāja Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49034 “bharadvāja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49034: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Bharata भरत
Mula pada 3		 male Bharata, founder of the Bhārata dynasty; Bharata, younger brother of Rama; Bharata, muni of ancient India who authored Natya Shastra English Wiktionary, “भरत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भरत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bharati भारती
Mula pada 3		 female a female descendant of Bharata; speech, voice, word, eloquence, literary composition, dramatic art or recitation English Wiktionary, “भारती” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531438 (given name), CC0
Bharga भर्ग
Mula pada 3		 male radiance; splendour; effulgence Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49101 “bharga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49101: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bharmya भार्म्य
Mula pada 3		 male patr. of Mudgala Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49800 “bhārmya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49800: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bhasa भास
Mula pada 3		 male light; lustre; brightness (often ifc.) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50047 “bhāsa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50047: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhasi भासी
Mula pada 3		 female a daughter of Tāmrā Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50048 “bhāsī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50048: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhaskar भास्कर
Mula pada 3		 male Sun English Wiktionary, “भास्कर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भास्कर” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhata भट
Mula pada 3		 male a mercenary; hired soldier; warrior Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 48628 “bhaṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 48628: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Bhava भव
Mula pada 3		 male coming info existence; birth; production Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49153 “bhava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49153: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavana भावना
Mula pada 3		 female feeling, sense; emotion, sentiment English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavanaga भवनाग
Mula pada 3		 male [alchemy] = bhūnāga Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49173 “bhavanāga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49173: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavani भवानी
Mula pada 3		 female Bhavani, an epithet of the goddess Durga/Parvati English Wiktionary, “भवानी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भवानी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavini भाविनी
Mula pada 3		 female a noble or beautiful woman; a particular musical composition Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49989 “bhāvinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49989: “name of the daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Bhavna भावना
Mula pada 3		 female feeling, sense; emotion, sentiment English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भावना” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhavya भव्य
Mula pada 3		 male Averrhoa Carambola; pl.) a particular class of gods under Manu Cākṣuṣa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 49310 “bhavya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 49310: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Bheda भेड
Uttara Ashadha pada 1		 male a ram; a raft; float Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25871 “bheḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25871: “name of a lexicographer”, CC BY 4.0
Bheem भीम
Mula pada 4		 male terrible, formidable, fearful English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhela भेल
Uttara Ashadha pada 1		 male a species of small tiger; a raft; boat Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25931 “bhela”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25931: “name of a physician”, CC BY 4.0
Bhim भीम
Mula pada 4		 male terrible, formidable, fearful English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhima भीम
Mula pada 4		 male Rumex Vesicarius; one of the Devas called Yājñamuṣ; the race of Bhīma Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50303 “bhīma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50303: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Bhimasena भीमसेन
Mula pada 4		 male a kind of camphor Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50362 “bhīmasena”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50362: “name of a Yakṣa”, CC BY 4.0

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  • Dhan Rashi name letters means this same धनु table: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe.
  • Dhanus Rashi name letters means this same धनु table: Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe.

One method, not twelve copies

The calculation and its limits are documented once in the baby name finder method. Use the rashi calculator if the sign itself is uncertain.

Dhanu Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Dhanu Rashi names?

Ye, Yo, Bha, Bhee, Bhu, Dha, Pha, Bhe. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Dhanu — Mula, Purva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha pada 1 — in the Namakaran tradition. The tradition names on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth, so only one of these is 'yours'; the remaining quarters belong to the same sign but to a different part of it, and the birth time is what tells them apart.

Does the name have to start with one of these sounds?

No. This is a tradition, not a rule, and no text treats a name chosen for another reason as harmful. Families regularly name a child after a grandparent or a deity instead. The only consequence is that the name will not encode the birth star, so nobody will be able to read the chart back out of it later.

Why are only 116 sourced names shown for Dhanu?

Every published meaning needs a citation and attestation as a given name. An uncited suggestion is omitted rather than given a plausible but invented gloss; the finder page explains the corpus and licence.

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