Ashlesha Nakshatra Baby Names
A baby born with the Moon in Ashlesha (आश्लेषा) is traditionally given a name starting with one of four sounds: Di, Du, De, Do — one for each pada.
About Ashlesha
- Name means: “the embrace”.
- Deity: the Nagas.
- Stars: δ, ε, η, ρ and σ Hydrae.
- Moon sign (): Karka.
Source for name meaning, deity and stars: Wikipedia — Nakshatra (table of the 27 nakshatras). Full Ashlesha profile →
Name letters by
Each pada is one quarter of the Nakshatra (3°20′ of the sky). Only one of these four sounds is your baby’s — the pada needs the exact birth time.
Pada 1: “Di” (डी) · Moon in Karka (Cancer)
- girlDimple डिंपल — a dimple (English-origin name) Source
Pada 2: “Du” (डू) · Moon in Karka (Cancer)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “डू” fits the tradition.
Pada 3: “De” (डे) · Moon in Karka (Cancer)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “डे” fits the tradition.
Pada 4: “Do” (डो) · Moon in Karka (Cancer)
- girlDolly डॉली — a pet form of Dorothy (English-origin name) Source
2 names listed for Ashlesha. The list is deliberately short — each meaning links to the dictionary or name reference it comes from — and names are matched by their first Devanagari syllable (consonant and vowel), so “Dev” (देव) counts as “De”, not “Da”.
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