Find Your Rashi & Nakshatra by Name
Updated: September 8, 2026
Look up the traditional Rashi, Nakshatra and Pada associations for the starting sound of a name. Type the first few letters below to see possible matches. This is a naming reference: it cannot tell you the Moon’s position at birth.
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These are name-sound associations. To find your birth Rashi and Nakshatra, use the calculator with birth date, time and place.
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Full Reference Table
Prefer browsing? Use this letter table. Each section heading shows the Rashi.
| Nakshatra | 1st Pada | 2nd Pada | 3rd Pada | 4th Pada |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesha (Aries) - మేష రాశి - मेष राशि | ||||
| Ashwini | Chu (चू) (చూ) | Che (चे) (చే) | Cho (चो) (చో) | La (ला) (లా) |
| Bharani | Li (ली) (లీ) | Lu (लू) (లూ) | Le (ले) (లే) | Lo (लो) (లో) |
| Krittika | A (अ) (అ) | - | - | - |
| Vrishabha (Taurus) - వృషభ రాశి - वृषभ राशि | ||||
| Krittika | - | Ee (ई) (ఈ) | Oo (ऊ) (ఊ) | E (ए) (ఏ) |
| Rohini | O (ओ) (ఓ) | Va (वा) (వా) | Vi (वी) (వీ) | Vu (वू) (వూ) |
| Mrigashira | Ve (वे) (వే) | Vo (वो) (వో) | - | - |
| Mithuna (Gemini) - మిథున రాశి - मिथुन राशि | ||||
| Mrigashira | - | - | Ka (का) (కా) | Ki (की) (కీ) |
| Ardra | Ku (कु) (కు) | Gha (घ) (ఘ) | Ng (ङ) (ఙ) | Chha (छ) (ఛ) |
| Punarvasu | Ke (के) (కే) | Ko (को) (కో) | Ha (हा) (హా) | - |
| Karka (Cancer) - కర్కాటక రాశి - कर्क राशि | ||||
| Punarvasu | - | - | - | Hi (ही) (హీ) |
| Pushya | Hu (हु) (హు) | He (हे) (హే) | Ho (हो) (హో) | Da (डा) (డా) |
| Ashlesha | Di (डी) (డీ) | Du (डू) (డూ) | De (डे) (డే) | Do (डो) (డో) |
| Simha (Leo) - సింహ రాశి - सिंह राशि | ||||
| Magha | Ma (मा) (మా) | Mi (मी) (మీ) | Mu (मू) (మూ) | Me (मे) (మే) |
| Purva Phalguni | Mo (मो) (మో) | Ta (टा) (టా) | Ti (टी) (టీ) | Tu (टू) (టూ) |
| Uttara Phalguni | Te (टे) (టే) | - | - | - |
| Kanya (Virgo) - కన్యా రాశి - कन्या राशि | ||||
| Uttara Phalguni | - | To (टो) (టో) | Pa (पा) (పా) | Pi (पी) (పీ) |
| Hasta | Pu (पू) (పూ) | Sha (ष) (ష) | Na (ण) (ణ) | Th (ठ) (ఠ) |
| Chitra | Pe (पे) (పే) | Po (पो) (పో) | - | - |
| Tula (Libra) - తులా రాశి - तुला राशि | ||||
| Chitra | - | - | Ra (रा) (రా) | Ri (री) (రీ) |
| Swati | Ru (रु) (రూ) | Re (रे) (రే) | Ro (रो) (రో) | Ta (ता) (తా) |
| Vishakha | Ti (ति) (తి) | Tu (तु) (తు) | Te (ते) (తే) | - |
| Vrischika (Scorpio) - వృశ్చిక రాశి - वृश्चिक राशि | ||||
| Vishakha | - | - | - | To (तो) (తో) |
| Anuradha | Na (ना) (నా) | Ni (नी) (నీ) | Nu (नू) (నూ) | Ne (ने) (నే) |
| Jyeshtha | No (नो) (నో) | Ya (या) (యా) | Yi (यी) (యీ) | Yu (यु) (యు) |
| Dhanu (Sagittarius) - ధనూ రాశి - धनु राशि | ||||
| Mula | Ye (ये) (యే) | Yo (यो) (యో) | Bha (भा) (భా) | Bhi (भी) (భీ) |
| Purva Ashadha | Bhu (भू) (భూ) | Dha (धा) (ధా) | Bha (भा) (భా) | Da (ढा) (ఢా) |
| Uttara Ashadha | Bhe (भे) (భే) | - | - | - |
| Makara (Capricorn) - మకర రాశి - मकर राशि | ||||
| Uttara Ashadha | - | Bo (बो) (బో) | Ja (जा) (జా) | Ji (जी) (జీ) |
| Shravana | Ju (जू) (జూ) | Je (जे) (జే) | Jo (जो) (జో) | Kha (ख) (ఖ) |
| Dhanishta | Ga (गा) (గా) | Gi (गी) (గీ) | - | - |
| Kumbha (Aquarius) - కుంభ రాశి - कुंभ राशि | ||||
| Dhanishta | - | - | Gu (गु) (గు) | Ge (गे) (గే) |
| Shatabhisha | Go (गो) (గో) | Sa (सा) (సా) | Si (सी) (సీ) | Su (सू) (సూ) |
| Purva Bhadrapada | Se (से) (సే) | So (सो) (సో) | Da (दा) (దా) | - |
| Meena (Pisces) - మీన రాశి - मीन राशि | ||||
| Purva Bhadrapada | - | - | - | Di (दी) (దీ) |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | Du (दू) (దూ) | Sham (शं) (శం) | Jha (झ) (ఝ) | Tha (थ) (థ) |
| Revati | De (दे) (దే) | Do (दो) (దో) | Cha (चा) (చా) | Chi (ची) (చీ) |
Frequently Asked Questions
- Janma Rashi (Birth Sign): Calculated from your exact date and time of birth. It describes the sidereal Moon position at birth; it does not make predictions certain.
- Nama Rashi (Name Sign): Calculated from the first letter of your name (using the Avakahada Chakra). It is used for daily transit predictions (Gochar) and marriage matching when birth details are unknown.
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