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
Shanka शङ्क
Hasta pada 2		 male fear; doubt Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116372 “śaṅka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116372: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shankar शंकर
Hasta pada 2		 male Shiva English Wiktionary, “शंकर” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शंकर” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shankha शङ्ख
Hasta pada 2		 male the temporal bone; temple; an elephant's cheek Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116388 “śaṅkha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116388: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Shankhaka शङ्खक
Hasta pada 2		 male the temporal bone; forehead; a disease of the head Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116404 “śaṅkhaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116404: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Shankhamukha शङ्खमुख
Hasta pada 2		 male an alligator Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115150 “śaṅkhamukha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115150: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Shankhana शङ्खण
Hasta pada 2		 male son of Kalmāṣapāda and ancestor of Rāṃa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115182 “śaṅkhaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115182: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shankhapada शङ्खपद
Hasta pada 2		 male said to have been made regent of the south Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115132 “śaṅkhapada”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115132: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shankhapala शङ्खपाल
Hasta pada 2		 male a kind of snake; a kind of sweetmeat Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116395 “śaṅkhapāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116395: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Shanku शङ्कु
Hasta pada 2		 male a peg; nail; spike Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116377 “śaṅku”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116377: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Shankuka शङ्कुक
Hasta pada 2		 male a small peg or nail Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115096 “śaṅkuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115096: “name of a poet”, CC BY 4.0
Shankukarna शङ्कुकर्ण
Hasta pada 2		 male an ass Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116380 “śaṅkukarṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116380: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Shanta शान्त
Hasta pada 2		 male an ascetic whose passions are subdued; tranquillity; contentment (as one of the Rasas) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132272 “śānta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132272: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shapa शप
Hasta pada 2		 male a curse; imprecation; oath Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115579 “śapa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115579: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shara शर
Hasta pada 2		 male a sort of reed or grass; Saccharum sara Linn. (used for arrows) = Erianthus munja Jesw. = Saccharum munja Roxb. = Saccharum ciliare Anders; an arrow Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116797 “śara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116797: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sharabha शरभ
Hasta pada 2		 male a kind of deer or (in later times) a fabulous animal (supposed to have eight legs and to inhabit the snowy mountains); a young elephant; a camel Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116852 “śarabha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116852: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Sharad शरद
Hasta pada 2		 male autumn, fall, the autumnal season English Wiktionary, “शरद” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शरद” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharada शारदा
Hasta pada 2		 female an; Sharada; a script used for writing Sanskrit and Kashmiri in the northwestern Indian subcontinent English Wiktionary, “शारदा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शारदा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharadvant शरद्वन्त्
Hasta pada 2		 male son of Gautama Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116848 “śaradvant”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116848: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sharadvati शारद्वती
Hasta pada 2		 female patr. of Kṛpī Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131274 “śāradvatī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131274: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Sharana शरण
Hasta pada 2		 male one of the arrows of Kāmadeva Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116838 “śaraṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116838: “name of a serpent-demon”, CC BY 4.0
Sharasana शरासन
Hasta pada 2		 male a quiver Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 200595 “śarāsana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 200595: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shari शारि
Hasta pada 2		 female a particular bird; an arrow; an elephant's housings or armour Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132355 “śāri”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132355: “name of a daughter”, CC BY 4.0
Sharifa शरीफ़ा
Hasta pada 2		 female custard apple, sugar apple; honoured, eminent, holy woman English Wiktionary, “शरीफ़ा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शरीफ़ा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharmishtha शर्मिष्ठा
Hasta pada 2		 female Sharmishtha, the daughter of the Asura King Vrishparva and the wife of King Yayati; Cassiopeia constellation English Wiktionary, “शर्मिष्ठा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शर्मिष्ठा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharngideva शार्ङ्गिदेव
Hasta pada 2		 male in music) a kind of time or measure Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131311 “śārṅgideva”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131311: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Sharu शरु
Hasta pada 2		 male any missile weapon (esp. the thunderbolt of Indra and weapon of the Maruts); a partridge; anger Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116829 “śaru”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116829: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Sharvari शर्वरी
Hasta pada 2		 female night; a woman; turmeric English Wiktionary, “शर्वरी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शर्वरी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Sharyata शार्यात
Hasta pada 2		 male patr. from śaryāti Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 132408 “śāryāta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 132408: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Shasha शश
Hasta pada 2		 male a hare; rabbit; antelope (the markings on the moon are supposed to resemble a hare or rabbit) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131071 “śaśa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131071: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shashabindu शशबिन्दु
Hasta pada 2		 male the moon; son of Citraratha; one of the sons of Śaśabindu Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 128115 “śaśabindu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 128115: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shashakarna शशकर्ण
Hasta pada 2		 male the ear of a hare Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 128109 “śaśakarṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 128109: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Shashank शशांक
Hasta pada 2		 male moon; camphor English Wiktionary, “शशांक” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शशांक” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shashanka शशाङ्क
Hasta pada 2		 male the moon; camphor Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131084 “śaśāṅka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131084: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shashi शशि
Hasta pada 2		 male moon English Wiktionary, “शशि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शशि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shashilekha शशिलेखा
Hasta pada 2		 female a digit of the moon; Vernonia Anthelminthica; Cocculus Cordifolius Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130416 “śaśilekhā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130416: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Shashin शशिन्
Hasta pada 2		 male the moon; camphor; a kind of metre Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 131105 “śaśin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 131105: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Shashiprabha शशिप्रभा
Hasta pada 2		 female moonlight English Wiktionary, “शशिप्रभा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शशिप्रभा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shashvat शाश्वत
Hasta pada 2		 male eternal, perpetual, permanent; immortal English Wiktionary, “शाश्वत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शाश्वत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shashwat शाश्वत
Hasta pada 2		 male eternal, perpetual, permanent; immortal English Wiktionary, “शाश्वत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शाश्वत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shatabahu शतबाहु
Hasta pada 2		 male a particular small animal of a noxious kind Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116496 “śatabāhu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116496: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shataji शतजि
Hasta pada 2		 male son of Sahasraji Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 176395 “śataji”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 176395: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Shatajit शतजित्
Hasta pada 2		 male a vanquisher of a hundred (Viṣṇu) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 115264 “śatajit”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 115264: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Shatakshi शताक्षी
Hasta pada 2		 female night English Wiktionary, “शताक्षी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “शताक्षी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Shatananda शतानन्द
Hasta pada 2		 male the car of Viṣṇu Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116566 “śatānanda”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116566: “name of a sage”, CC BY 4.0
Shatanga शताङ्ग
Hasta pada 2		 male a chariot; Dalbergia Ougeinensis Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116561 “śatāṅga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116561: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Shatanika शतानीक
Hasta pada 2		 male an old man; a father-in-law Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116569 “śatānīka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116569: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Shataparva शतपर्वा
Hasta pada 2		 female Dūrvā grass; white Dūrvā grass; a kind of Helleborus Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116477 “śataparvā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116477: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Shatapushpa शतपुष्प
Hasta pada 2		 male Anethum Sowa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 116491 “śatapuṣpa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 116491: “name of the poet”, 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.