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Baby names by nakshatra

Baby Names for Ashwini Nakshatra

15 Hindu names for Ashwini (Chu, Che, Cho, La), grouped by pada, with their meanings.

About Ashwini nakshatra

Ashwini is the 1st of the 27 nakshatras. It spans 0°00′ – 13°20′ Mesha of the sidereal zodiac, is ruled by Ketu in the Vimshottari Dasha system, and its presiding deity is the Ashwini Kumaras, the divine physicians. A child born with the Moon in Ashwini has the Moon in Mesha.

Naming syllables

The four padas of Ashwini carry the syllables Chu, Che, Cho, La. The traditional choice is a name that begins with the syllable of the baby’s own pada; the other three padas of the same nakshatra come next. Find the pada with the nakshatra finder.

Pada 1: Chu (चु)

Pada 2: Che (चे)

Pada 3: Cho (चो)

We have no names for this sound yet; very few Hindu names begin with it. Choose a name from another pada of Ashwini, or use the Moon-sign letters below.

Pada 4: La (ला)

More names from the same Moon sign

Some families choose from any syllable of the baby’s Moon sign (Mesha). These names belong to the neighbouring nakshatras of the sign.

More ways to find a name

Names are placed by their first sound using the traditional table, and families differ on some syllables. Please confirm the nakshatra and pada, and the final name, with your priest.