मकर · Capricorn · 9 padas

Makar Rashi name letters: Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee

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

  • Built pada by pada, including nakshatras that cross a sign boundary
  • Two attested regional readings are both shown where they occur
  • 140 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.

Makar Rashi (मकर) — naming syllable for each pada
NakshatraPadaNaming sound
Uttara Ashadha2Bho
Uttara Ashadha3Ja
Uttara Ashadha4Ji
Shravana1Khi / Ju — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana2Khu / Je — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana3Khe / Jo — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana4Kho / So — two attested readings, either is correct
Dhanishta1Ga
Dhanishta2Gee

A slash marks two attested readings for one pada. Both are retained instead of silently choosing one regional spelling.

Boundary note. Dhanishta padas 3-4 belong to Kumbh, not Makar; Uttara Ashadha pada 1 belongs to Dhanu, not Makar. That is why this table uses padas rather than filing a whole nakshatra under one sign.

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140 sourced Makar names.

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Makar Rashi names with sourced meanings
NameGenderMeaningSource of the meaning
Bhogin भोगिन्
Uttara Ashadha pada 2		 male a voluptuary; a king; the head man of a village Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 26089 “bhogin”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 26089: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Bhoja भोजा
Uttara Ashadha pada 2		 female a princess of the Bhojas; a cowherd Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 26100 “bhojā”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 26100: “name of the wife”, CC BY 4.0
Bhojaka भोजक
Uttara Ashadha pada 2		 male a waiter at table; an astrologer Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 26130 “bhojaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 26130: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Bhoomi भूमि
Uttara Ashadha pada 2		 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
Bhoomika भूमिका
Uttara Ashadha pada 2		 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
Gabhasti गभस्ति
Dhanishta pada 1		 male arm; hand; a ray of light Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130075 “gabhasti”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130075: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Gada गद
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a sentence; disease; sickness Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129387 “gada”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129387: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gadadhara गदाधर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Kṛṣṇa Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129393 “gadādhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129393: “name of a physician”, CC BY 4.0
Gaduka गडुक
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a water-pot; a finger-ring; pl.) his descendants Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 128679 “gaḍuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 128679: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gagan गगन
Dhanishta pada 1		 male sky English Wiktionary, “गगन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गगन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gaha गह
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a cave Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 175627 “gaha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 175627: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gahvara गह्वर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male bower; a cave; cavern Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130225 “gahvara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130225: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gaja गज
Dhanishta pada 1		 male an elephant; one of the 8 elephants of the regions; the number "eight" Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129307 “gaja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129307: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gajakarna गजकर्ण
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a kind of plant; Butea frondosa Roxb Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129310 “gajakarṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129310: “name of a Yakṣa”, CC BY 4.0
Gajanan गजानन
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Gajanana an epithet of Ganesha English Wiktionary, “गजानन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गजानन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gajanana गजानन
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Gajanana an epithet of Ganesha English Wiktionary, “गजानन” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गजानन” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gajaskandha गजस्कन्ध
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Cassia Alata or Tora Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 128636 “gajaskandha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 128636: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Gambhira गम्भीर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male the lemon tree; a lotus; a Mantra of the Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130084 “gambhīra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130084: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gana गण
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a flock; troop; multitude Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129336 “gaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129336: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Ganapati गणपति
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Ganapati, an epithet of Shri Ganesha English Wiktionary, “गणपति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गणपति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gandhara गन्धार
Dhanishta pada 1		 male the third note; in music) a particular Rāga; red lead Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130073 “gandhāra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130073: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Gandharaja गन्धराज
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a kind of jasmine; a kind of bdellium Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130041 “gandharāja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130041: “name of an author”, CC BY 4.0
Gandhari गान्धारी
Dhanishta pada 1		 female a princess of the Gāndhāris; Alhagi Maurorum; a particular vein in the left eye Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130296 “gāndhārī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130296: “name of a wife”, CC BY 4.0
Gandharva गन्धर्व
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a gandharva; a skilled singer, bard; a sage, religious man English Wiktionary, “गन्धर्व” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गन्धर्व” (Sanskrit proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gandharvi गान्धर्वी
Dhanishta pada 1		 female speech; [alchemy] a kind of divyauṣadhī Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130293 “gāndharvī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130293: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Gandhini गान्धिनी
Dhanishta pada 1		 female the Gaṅgā Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 176888 “gāndhinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 176888: “name of a princess”, CC BY 4.0
Gandini गान्दिनी
Dhanishta pada 1		 female wife of Śvaphalka Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129988 “gāndinī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129988: “name of a princess”, CC BY 4.0
Gandusha गण्डूष
Dhanishta pada 1		 male the tip of an elephant's trunk Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129384 “gaṇḍūṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129384: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Ganesh गणेश
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and the god of wisdom, success, and beginnings English Wiktionary, “गणेश” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गणेश” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Ganesha गणेश
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati and the god of wisdom, success, and beginnings English Wiktionary, “गणेश” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गणेश” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Ganga गंगा
Dhanishta pada 1		 female Ganga, a personification of the aforementioned river, worshiped as the goddess of purification and forgiveness English Wiktionary, “गंगा” (Marathi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गंगा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gangadhar गंगाधर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male an epithet of Shiva, meaning "holder of the Ganges" English Wiktionary, “गंगाधर” (Marathi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गंगाधर” (Marathi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gangadhara गङ्गाधर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male the ocean Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129301 “gaṅgādhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129301: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Ganpati गणपति
Dhanishta pada 1		 male Ganapati, an epithet of Shri Ganesha English Wiktionary, “गणपति” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गणपति” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gara गर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male any drink; beverage; fluid Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130111 “gara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130111: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Garga गर्ग
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a bull; an earth-worm; in music) a kind of measure Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130131 “garga”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130131: “name of an astronomer”, CC BY 4.0
Gargara गर्गर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male onomat.) a whirlpool; eddy; a kind of musical instrument Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130134 “gargara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130134: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gargyayana गार्ग्यायण
Dhanishta pada 1		 male patr. from gārgya Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 123936 “gārgyāyaṇa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 123936: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Garima गरिमा
Dhanishta pada 1		 female dignity, self-worth, prestige English Wiktionary, “गरिमा” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गरिमा” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Garuda गरुड
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a building shaped like Garuḍa; a kind of grain; [min.] = mākṣika Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130123 “garuḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130123: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Garvit गर्वित
Dhanishta pada 1		 male proud; haughty, arrogant, conceited English Wiktionary, “गर्वित” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गर्वित” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Garvita गर्विता
Dhanishta pada 1		 female proud; haughty, arrogant, conceited; an arrogant or haughty woman English Wiktionary, “गर्विता” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गर्विता” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gatri गातृ
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a singer; a Gandharva; a bee Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129900 “gātṛ”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129900: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Gauda गौड
Dhanishta pada 1		 male the inhabitants of the country Gauḍa; a prince of the Gauḍas; a kind of liquor Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125502 “gauḍa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125502: “name of a lexicographer”, CC BY 4.0
Gaura गौर
Dhanishta pada 1		 male a kind of buffalo (Bos Gaurus); yellowish (the colour); white mustard (the seed of which is used as a weight) Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125520 “gaura”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125520: “name of a Nāga”, CC BY 4.0
Gaurang गौरांग
Dhanishta pada 1		 male fair, white English Wiktionary, “गौरांग” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गौरांग” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gaurav गौरव
Dhanishta pada 1		 male honour, glory English Wiktionary, “गौरव” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गौरव” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gauri गौरी
Dhanishta pada 1		 female fair, brilliant; white cow English Wiktionary, “गौरी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गौरी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 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.

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  • Makara Rashi name letters means this same मकर table: Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee.

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.

Makar Rashi name questions

Which letters are used for Makar Rashi names?

Bho, Ja, Ji, Khi / Ju, Khu / Je, Khe / Jo, Kho / So, Ga, Gee. Those are the sounds assigned to the nine padas that fall in Makar — Uttara Ashadha padas 2-4, Shravana, Dhanishta 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 140 sourced names shown for Makar?

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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