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Baby Names for Mrigashira Nakshatra

38 Hindu names for Mrigashira (Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki), grouped by pada, with their meanings.

About Mrigashira nakshatra

Mrigashira is the 5th of the 27 nakshatras. It spans 23°20′ Vrishabha – 6°40′ Mithuna of the sidereal zodiac, is ruled by Mars in the Vimshottari Dasha system, and its presiding deity is Soma, the Moon. A child born with the Moon in Mrigashira has the Moon in Vrishabha or Mithuna.

Naming syllables

The four padas of Mrigashira carry the syllables Ve, Vo, Ka, Ki. 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: Ve (वे)

Pada 2: Vo (वो)

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

Pada 3: Ka (का)

Pada 4: Ki (की)

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.