Baby names by nakshatra

Uttara Ashadha nakshatra baby names

A child born with the Moon in Uttara Ashadha traditionally receives a name beginning with “Be”, “Bo”, “Ja”, “Ji”, depending on the pada. Uttara Ashadha is presided over by Vishvedevas and its symbol is the elephant's tusk, linked with lasting victory, ethics, perseverance.

SyllablesBe · Bo · Ja · Ji

RashiSagittarius, Capricorn

Names listed3922 boys · 17 girls

Syllable of each pada

Pada	Syllable	Rashi	Boy names	Girl names
1	Be	Sagittarius (Dhanu)	1	1
2	Bo	Capricorn (Makara)	2	1
3	Ja	Capricorn (Makara)	12	10
4	Ji	Capricorn (Makara)	7	5

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Pada 1: names starting with “Be”

Boy names (1)

Name	Meaning
Benimadhav	a name of Krishna

Girl names (1)

Name	Meaning
Bela	the jasmine flower

Pada 2: names starting with “Bo”

Boy names (2)

Name	Meaning
Bodhan	awakening, alertness
Bodhi (unisex)	enlightenment, awakening

Girl names (1)

Name	Meaning
Bodhi (unisex)	enlightenment, awakening

Pada 3: names starting with “Ja”

Boy names (12)

Name	Meaning
Jagannath	lord of the universe
Jagat	the world
Jagdish	lord of the world
Jagmohan	charmer of the world
Janak	father of Sita
Janardan	a name of Vishnu
Jaswant	famous, well known
Jatin	holy, sacred
Jay	victory, success
Jayant	the victorious one
Jaydev	god of victory
Jayesh	the victorious one

Girl names (10)

Name	Meaning
Jagdamba	mother of the world
Jagriti	awakening, alertness
Jahnavi	a name of the Ganga
Jalaja	the lotus flower
Janaki	a name of Sita
Jaya	victory, success
Jayalakshmi	goddess of victory and wealth
Jayanti	the victorious one
Jayashree	goddess of victory
Jayati	the victorious one

Pada 4: names starting with “Ji”

Boy names (7)

Name	Meaning
Jeet	victory, success
Jeevan	life, living
Jignesh	curious, eager to learn
Jinesh	lord of Jains
Jishnu	a name of Arjuna
Jitendra	conqueror of senses
Jitesh	lord of victory

Girl names (5)

Name	Meaning
Jigna	curiosity, wish to know
Jigyasa	curiosity, wish to know
Jinal	one who triumphs
Jivika	life, living
Jiya	the heart

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Tradition also allows any syllable of the Rashi: see Sagittarius (Dhanu) Rashi names and Capricorn (Makara) Rashi names. Neighbouring nakshatras: Purva Ashadha · Shravana · all nakshatras. Read more about Uttara Ashadha nakshatra.