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

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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
Nakshatra	Pada	Naming sound
Uttara Ashadha	2	Bho
Uttara Ashadha	3	Ja
Uttara Ashadha	4	Ji
Shravana	1	Khi / Ju — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	2	Khu / Je — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	3	Khe / Jo — two attested readings, either is correct
Shravana	4	Kho / So — two attested readings, either is correct
Dhanishta	1	Ga
Dhanishta	2	Gee

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
Name	Gender	Meaning	Source of the meaning
Gautam गौतम Dhanishta pada 1	male	relating to Gotama	English Wiktionary, “गौतम” (Sanskrit entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q5527864 (given name), CC0
Gautama गौतम Dhanishta pada 1	male	Gautama's family; a kind of poison; [jain.] one of Mahāvīras pupils	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 125510 “gautama”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 125510: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Gavaksha गवाक्ष Dhanishta pada 1	male	an air-hole; loop-hole; round window	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130203 “gavākṣa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130203: “name of a warrior”, CC BY 4.0
Gavishtha गविष्ठ Dhanishta pada 1	male	the sun	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 129847 “gaviṣṭha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 129847: “name of a Dānava”, CC BY 4.0
Gaya गय Dhanishta pada 1	male	a house; household; family	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 130107 “gaya”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 130107: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Gayatri गायत्री Dhanishta pada 1	female	a Vedic meter consisting of three pādas of eight syllables each	English Wiktionary, “गायत्री” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गायत्री” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gayika गायिका Dhanishta pada 1	female	singer; songstress	English Wiktionary, “गायिका” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q47531302 (given name), CC0
Geet गीत Dhanishta pada 2	male	song	English Wiktionary, “गीत” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीत” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Geeta गीता Dhanishta pada 2	female	song	English Wiktionary, “गीता” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीता” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Geetanjali गीतांजलि Dhanishta pada 2	female	an offering of songs or poems; a collection of lyrics or devotional songs	English Wiktionary, “गीतांजलि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीतांजलि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Geetika गीतिका Dhanishta pada 2	female	song; meter	English Wiktionary, “गीतिका” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीतिका” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gita गीता Dhanishta pada 2	female	song	English Wiktionary, “गीता” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीता” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gitanjali गीतांजलि Dhanishta pada 2	female	an offering of songs or poems; a collection of lyrics or devotional songs	English Wiktionary, “गीतांजलि” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीतांजलि” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Gitika गीतिका Dhanishta pada 2	female	song; meter	English Wiktionary, “गीतिका” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “गीतिका” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jabala जाबाल Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	metron. of Mahāśāla	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88747 “jābāla”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88747: “name of the author”, CC BY 4.0
Jagadisha जगदीश Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	Brahmā; Viṣṇu; Śiva	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 52954 “jagadīśa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 52954: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jagannath जगन्नाथ Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	Jagannath, one of the names of Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu; lord of universe	English Wiktionary, “जगन्नाथ” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Jagannath” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jagapati जग Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	world, earth, universe	English Wiktionary, “जग” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Jagapati” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jagdish जगदीश Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	god	English Wiktionary, “जगदीश” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जगदीश” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jaghanyaja जघन्यज Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a younger brother; a Śūdra	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87281 “jaghanyaja”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87281: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jahnavi जाह्नवी Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	Jahnavi, an epithet of the river Ganga (the daughter of sage Jahnu)	English Wiktionary, “जाह्नवी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जाह्नवी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jahnu जह्नु Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	son of Ajamīḍha; Jahnu's race	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88456 “jahnu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88456: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Jahnvi जाह्नवी Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	Jahnavi, an epithet of the river Ganga (the daughter of sage Jahnu)	English Wiktionary, “जाह्नवी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जाह्नवी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jahu जहु Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	ifc. a young animal	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88454 “jahu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88454: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jai जय Uttara Ashadha pada 3	unisex	victory, triumph	English Wiktionary, “जय” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जय” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jaina जैन Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a worshipper of the Jinas; Jaina	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89536 “jaina”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89536: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Jaitra जैत्र Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a conqueror; mercury	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 89530 “jaitra”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 89530: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jajali जाजलि Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	an Atharvaveda expert	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88529 “jājali”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88529: “name of a teacher”, CC BY 4.0
Jalada जलद Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a (rain-) cloud; the ocean; Cyperus rotundus Linn	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88104 “jalada”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88104: “name of a prince”, CC BY 4.0
Jalaj जलज Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	lotus	English Wiktionary, “जलज” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in Wikidata Q6125838 (given name), CC0
Jalal जलाल Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	majesty, splendour, magnificence, grandeur	English Wiktionary, “जलाल” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जलाल” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Jalamdhara जालंधर Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a kind of Mudrā	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88902 “jālaṃdhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88902: “name of an Asura”, CC BY 4.0
Jalpa जल्प Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	talk; speech; discourse	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88395 “jalpa”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88395: “name of a Ṛṣi”, CC BY 4.0
Jami जामि Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	a female relative of the head of a family; the daughter-in-law; a virtuous woman	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88769 “jāmi”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88769: “name of a goddess”, CC BY 4.0
Jana जन Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	living being; man; person	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87452 “jana”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87452: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Janaka जनक Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a progenitor; father; in music) a kind of measure	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87533 “janaka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87533: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Janaki जानकी Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	Janaki, the daughter of Janak, an epithet goddess Sita	English Wiktionary, “जानकी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “जानकी” (Hindi proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Janani जननी Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	mother; cause, source	English Wiktionary, “जननी” (Hindi entry), CC BY-SA 4.0 · attested as a given name in English Wiktionary, “Janani” (English proper noun: given name), CC BY-SA 4.0
Janapadi जानपदी Uttara Ashadha pada 3	female	a popular expression; country-folk	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88712 “jānapadī”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88712: “name of an Apsaras”, CC BY 4.0
Janavallabha जनवल्लभ Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	the plant Śvetarohita	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87493 “janavallabha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87493: “name of a merchant”, CC BY 4.0
Jangala जाङ्गल Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	the francoline partridge; a forest animal	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88509 “jāṅgala”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88509: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jantu जन्तु Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a child; offspring; a creature	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87596 “jantu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87596: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Januka जानुक Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	the knee	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88735 “jānuka”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88735: “name of a man”, CC BY 4.0
Jarasamdha जरासंध Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	son of Bṛhadratha	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87976 “jarāsaṃdha”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87976: “name of a king”, CC BY 4.0
Jata जात Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	a son; a living being (said of men)	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88546 “jāta”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88546: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jatadhara जटाधर Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	an ascetic; Śiva	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87347 “jaṭādhara”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87347: “name of a lexicographer”, CC BY 4.0
Jatavedas जातवेदस् Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	fire	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 88590 “jātavedas”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 88590: “name of a son”, CC BY 4.0
Jatayu जटायु Uttara Ashadha pada 3	male	son of Aruṇa and Śyenī	Digital Corpus of Sanskrit (Oliver Hellwig), lexicon entry 87368 “jaṭāyu”, CC BY 4.0 · attested as a given name in Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, lexicon entry 87368: “name of the king”, CC BY 4.0

Sources and reuse

English Wiktionary — source, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Dual-licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 and GFDL. Meanings are abridged from the entry's own dictionary senses; each name links to the entry it came from.

Digital Corpus of Sanskrit — source, used under CC BY 4.0. Oliver Hellwig, Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, 2010-2024. Lemma glosses are abridged and the “name of a …” clause is shown as the attestation rather than as a meaning.

Wikidata — source, used under CC0 1.0. Structured data in the main and lexeme namespaces is a public-domain dedication. Used for names Wiktionary does not carry.

This compiled list is CC BY-SA 4.0. Each gloss is shortened and every row retains the entry it came from. The finder's provenance answer explains why larger non-commercial dictionary datasets are not republished here.

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

How the birth star becomes one naming sound.

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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