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
Bhimavikranta भीमविक्रान्त
Mula pada 4		 male a lion Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50348 “bhīmavikrānta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50348: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhiruka भीरुक
Mula pada 4		 male an owl; a bear; a kind of sugar-cane Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50401 “bhīruka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50401: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhishana भीषण
Mula pada 4		 male the sentiment of horror; a form of Bhairava; Boswellia Thurifera Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 166335 “bhīṣaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 166335: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhishma भीष्म
Mula pada 4		 male terrible, formidable, horrible, dreadful, frightening, awe-inspiring English Wiktionary, “भीष्म” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भीष्म” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhujamga भुजंग
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a serpent; snake; serpent-demon Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50502 “bhujaṃga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50502: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhujamgama भुजंगम
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a serpent; serpent-demon; a Nāga Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50528 “bhujaṃgama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50528: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Bhujyu भुज्यु
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a pot; vessel; food Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50574 “bhujyu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50574: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhukampa भूकम्प
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male an earthquake Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25067 “bhūkampa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25067: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumi भूमि
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 female earth, soil, ground; region; nation, country English Wiktionary, “भूमि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूमि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhumidhara भूमिधर
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a mountain; a symbolical expression for the number seven; a king Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25463 “bhūmidhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25463: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumika भूमिका
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 female role, character; groundwork, foundation, introduction English Wiktionary, “भूमिका” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूमिका” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhumiputra भूमिपुत्र
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male the planet Mars Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25475 “bhūmiputra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25475: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumishaya भूमिशय
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male any animal living in the ground or earth; a wild pigeon Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25504 “bhūmiśaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25504: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhumitra भूमित्र
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male son of Kaṇva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25160 “bhūmitra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25160: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhupala भूपाल
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a king; prince Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25133 “bhūpāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25133: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhupati भूपति
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male king, monarch, sovereign; landlord, landowner English Wiktionary, “भूपति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूपति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhupendra भूपेंद्र
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male emperor, ruler English Wiktionary, “भूपेंद्र” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “भूपेंद्र” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Bhuri भूरि
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male brother of Bhūriśravas and Śala Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25576 “bhūri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25576: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhurunda भुरुण्ड
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a species of animal Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50591 “bhuruṇḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50591: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhushunda भुशुण्ड
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a kind of weapon Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 50594 “bhuśuṇḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 50594: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuta भूत
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a son; child; a great devotee or ascetic Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25205 “bhūta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25205: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuti भूति
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 female existence; being; wellbeing Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25374 “bhūti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25374: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Bhutika भूतिक
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a species of plant; Ptychotis Ajowan Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25406 “bhūtika”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25406: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuva भुव
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a mushroom; the atmosphere Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25009 “bhuva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25009: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Bhuvaneshvara भुवनेश्वर
Purva Ashadha pada 1		 male a prince; a king Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 25052 “bhuvaneśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 25052: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Dhairya धैर्य
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male patience, calmness English Wiktionary, “धैर्य” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “धैर्य” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Dhama धम
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male the moon; [gramm.] substitution for root dhmā- Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91855 “dhama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91855: “name of Brahman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhammilla धम्मिल्ल
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male a woman's braided and ornamented hair wound round the head Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91880 “dhammilla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91880: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanaka धनक
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male a kind of plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 198792 “dhanaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 198792: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanamjaya धनंजय
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male fire; a particular vital air supposed to nourish the body; Plumbago Zeylanica Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91609 “dhanaṃjaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91609: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanamjayya धानंजय्य
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male patron. from dhanaṃjaya Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42469 “dhānaṃjayya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42469: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanapala धनपाल
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male guardian of treasure; treasurer; king Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91633 “dhanapāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91633: “name of a grammarian”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanapara धनपरा
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 female wife of Cirāyus Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 226450 “dhanaparā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 226450: “name of a queen”, CC BY 4.0
Dhaneshvara धनेश्वर
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male a kind of demon Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91712 “dhaneśvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91712: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanu धनु
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male a bow; a measure of 4 Hastas or cubits; the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91750 “dhanu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91750: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanurdhara धनुर्धर
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91779 “dhanurdhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91779: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanurgraha धनुर्ग्रह
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male bearing a bow; an archer; the art of managing a bow Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91772 “dhanurgraha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91772: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanusha धनुष
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male [<- Satyadhṛti <- Puṇyavant] Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91817 “dhanuṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91817: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanvantari धन्वन्तरि
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male the physician of the gods; produced at the churning of the ocean with a cup of Amṛta in his hands Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91835 “dhanvantari”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91835: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanvin धन्विन्
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male the sign of the zodiac Sagittarius; Terminalia Arjuna; Mimusops Elengi Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91849 “dhanvin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91849: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dhanya धन्य
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male infidel; atheist; a spell for using or restraining magical weapons Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91734 “dhanya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91734: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Dharakadamba धाराकदम्ब
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male Nauclea Cordifolia Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42552 “dhārākadamba”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42552: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Dharana धारण
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male the two female breasts Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42503 “dhāraṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42503: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Dharani धारणी
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 female any tubular vessel of the body; the earth; a particular bulbous plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42521 “dhāraṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42521: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Dharanidhara धरणीधर
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male a mountain; a tortoise; a king Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91915 “dharaṇīdhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91915: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Dharini धारिणी
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 female the earth; a species of bulbous plant Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 42541 “dhāriṇī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 42541: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Dharitri धरित्री
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 female earth English Wiktionary, “धरित्री” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531367 (given name), CC0
Dharma धर्म
Purva Ashadha pada 2, Purva Ashadha pada 4		 male that which is established or firm; steadfast decree; statute Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 91970 “dharma”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 91970: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0

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Other spellings of the same sign.

  • 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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