कन्या · Virgo · 9 padas

Kanya Rashi name letters: To, Pa, Pee, Poo, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po

A child born under Kanya Rashi is traditionally named on the sound of the single pada the Moon occupied at birth. The nine quarters in this sign are Uttara Phalguni padas 2-4, Hasta, Chitra padas 1-2.

  • Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
  • Two attested regional readings are both shown where they occur
  • 300 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.

Kanya Rashi (कन्या) — naming syllable for each pada
NakshatraPadaNaming sound
Uttara Phalguni2To
Uttara Phalguni3Pa
Uttara Phalguni4Pee
Hasta1Poo
Hasta2Sha
Hasta3Na
Hasta4Tha
Chitra1Pe
Chitra2Po

Boundary note. Chitra padas 3-4 belong to Tula, not Kanya; Uttara Phalguni pada 1 belongs to Sinh, not Kanya. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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300 sourced Kanya names.

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Kanya Rashi names with sourced meanings
NameGenderMeaningSource of the meaning
Shabala शबल
Hasta pada 2		 male Plumbago Zeylanica; a group of sons of Dakṣa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116644 “śabala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116644: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Shabara शबर
Hasta pada 2		 male a kind of Lodhra or Lodh tree Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116636 “śabara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116636: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Shabdavedhin शब्दवेधिन्
Hasta pada 2		 male hitting an unseen object; [alchemy] Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116678 “śabdavedhin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116678: “name of king”, CC BY 4.0
Shabnam शबनम
Hasta pada 2		 female dew; a very fine type of muslin English Wiktionary, “शबनम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शबनम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shachi शचि
Hasta pada 2		 female power, might, strength; skill, dexterity English Wiktionary, “शचि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शचि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shadvala शाद्वल
Hasta pada 2		 male a bull Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132267 “śādvala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132267: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shaibya शैब्या
Hasta pada 2		 female one of the wives of Kṛṣṇa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 127708 “śaibyā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 127708: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Shaikhavatya शैखावत्य
Hasta pada 2		 male a king of the Śaikhāvatas Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 126792 “śaikhāvatya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 126792: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Shailaja शैलजा
Hasta pada 2		 female mountain born; an epithet for a river; a mountain shrub or plant English Wiktionary, “शैलजा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शैलजा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shailapatha शैलपथ
Hasta pada 2		 male a mountain path Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 126843 “śailapatha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 126843: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shailaputri शैलपुत्री
Hasta pada 2		 female daughter of the mountain; Ganga river English Wiktionary, “शैलपुत्री” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शैलपुत्री” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shailputri शैलपुत्री
Hasta pada 2		 female daughter of the mountain; Ganga river English Wiktionary, “शैलपुत्री” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शैलपुत्री” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shailusha शैलूष
Hasta pada 2		 male an actor; public dancer; tumbler Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 127749 “śailūṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 127749: “name of a Gandharva”, CC BY 4.0
Shaista शाइस्ता
Hasta pada 2		 male civilized, well-bred English Wiktionary, “शाइस्ता” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शाइस्ता” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shakaputa शकपूत
Hasta pada 2		 male having the patr. Nārmedha Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 114940 “śakapūta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 114940: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Shakata शकट
Hasta pada 2		 male Dalbergia Ougeinensis; Arum Colacasia; an implement for preparing grain Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116348 “śakaṭa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116348: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shakatala शकटाल
Hasta pada 2		 male in revenge for ill-treatment he conspired with the Brāhman Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 114991 “śakaṭāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 114991: “name of a minister”, CC BY 4.0
Shakatayana शाकटायन
Hasta pada 2		 male patr. of an ancient grammarian Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130581 “śākaṭāyana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130581: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Shakhin शाखिन्
Hasta pada 2		 male a tree; a Veda which exists in various schools; the follower of any Vedic school Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131216 “śākhin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131216: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shakti शक्ति
Hasta pada 2		 female power, energy, potency; strength; force English Wiktionary, “शक्ति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531513 (given name), CC0
Shakuna शकुन
Hasta pada 2		 male a bird (esp. a large bird or one of good or bad omen); a particular kind of bird; a vulture Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116356 “śakuna”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116356: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shakuni शकुनि
Hasta pada 2		 male a bird (esp. a large bird = gridhra or cilla); son of Hiraṇyākṣa and father of Vṛka Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116367 “śakuni”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116367: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shakunta शकुन्त
Hasta pada 2		 male a bird; a particular bird of prey; a blue jay Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115032 “śakunta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115032: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shakuntala शकुंतला
Hasta pada 2		 female Shakuntala, the daughter of Vishwamitra and Menaka, the wife of King Dushyanta, and the mother of Emperor Bharata English Wiktionary, “शकुंतला” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शकुंतला” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shala शल
Hasta pada 2		 male a staff; a dart; spear Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131033 “śala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131033: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Shalabha शलभ
Hasta pada 2		 male a grass-hopper; locust (fabled to be the children of Pulastya or of Tārkṣya and Yāminī) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131053 “śalabha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131053: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shalaka शलाका
Hasta pada 2		 female any small stake or stick; rod; twig (smeared with lime for catching birds) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 128012 “śalākā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 128012: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Shali शालि
Hasta pada 2		 male rice (often varieties); any grain of a similar character to rice; the civet-cat Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131397 “śāli”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131397: “name of a Yakṣa”, CC BY 4.0
Shalini शालिनी
Hasta pada 2		 female a kind of metre (four times) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132444 “śālinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132444: “name of a woman”, CC BY 4.0
Shalmali शाल्मलि
Hasta pada 2		 male the Seemul or silk-cotton tree; Bombax Heptaphyllum or Salmalia Malabarica (a lofty and thorny tree with red flowers); one of the 7 Dvīpas or great divisions of the known continent (so called from the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132483 “śālmali”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132483: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shaluka शालूक
Hasta pada 2		 male a frog Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132481 “śālūka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132481: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shalveya शाल्वेय
Hasta pada 2		 male one who belongs to or reigns over the Śālveyas Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131456 “śālveya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131456: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shalya शल्य
Hasta pada 2		 male a dart, javelin, lance, spear, iron-headed weapon, pike, arrow; anything tormenting or causing pain (as a thorn, sting); any extraneous substance lodged in the body and causing pain (e.g. a splinter, pin, stone in the bladder) English Wiktionary, “शल्य” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शल्य” (Sanskrit proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sham शाम
Hasta pada 2		 male evening; ferrule, metal end English Wiktionary, “शाम” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शाम” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shamatha शमठ
Hasta pada 2		 male a kind of vegetable Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115759 “śamaṭha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115759: “name of a Brahman”, CC BY 4.0
Shamba शम्ब
Hasta pada 2		 male a weapon used by Indra; the iron head of a pestle; an iron chain worn round the loins Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116757 “śamba”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116757: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shambara शम्बर
Hasta pada 2		 male cloud; a weapon; war Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116759 “śambara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116759: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shambhavi शांभवी
Hasta pada 2		 female an epithet goddess Durga/Parvati, meaning "consort of Shiva" English Wiktionary, “शांभवी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शांभवी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shambhu शम्भु
Hasta pada 2		 male a kind of Asclepias; a kind of metre; [alchemy] [min.] mercury Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116751 “śambhu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116751: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shambu शम्बु
Hasta pada 2		 male a bivalve shell Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116765 “śambu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116765: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shambuka शम्बुक
Hasta pada 2		 male a bivalve shell; a particular noxious insect Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115924 “śambuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115924: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Shami शमि
Hasta pada 2		 male [gramm.] root śam- Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116709 “śami”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116709: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shamkara शंकर
Hasta pada 2		 male Calotropis gigantea (madār) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116730 “śaṃkara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116730: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shampaka शम्पाक
Hasta pada 2		 male Cathartocarpus Fistula Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115816 “śampāka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115816: “name of a Brāhman”, CC BY 4.0
Shamtanava शांतनव
Hasta pada 2		 male patr. of Bhīshma (as son of king Śaṃtanu) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132307 “śāṃtanava”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132307: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shamtanu शंतनु
Hasta pada 2		 male a son of Pratīpa and father of Bhīṣma, Citrāṅgada, and Vicitravīrya Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116725 “śaṃtanu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116725: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Shanda षण्ड
Hasta pada 2		 male a breeding bull; a bull set at liberty Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 41692 “ṣaṇḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 41692: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Shani शनि
Hasta pada 2		 male the planet Saturn or its regent (fabled as the offspring of the Sun) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115562 “śani”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115562: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0

Some sounds belong to more than one pada. Those rows name the other sign instead of pretending the spelling resolves the birth pada; birth time is what distinguishes it.

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.

Kanya Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Kanya Rashi names?

To, Pa, Pee, Poo, Sha, Na, Tha, Pe, Po. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Kanya — Uttara Phalguni padas 2-4, Hasta, Chitra padas 1-2 — 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 300 sourced names shown for Kanya?

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.

All 12 signs

Name letters by rashi.