Dhanishtha Nakshatra Baby Names
A baby born with the Moon in Dhanishtha (धनिष्ठा) is traditionally given a name starting with one of four sounds: Ga, Gi, Gu, Ge — one for each pada.
About Dhanishtha
- Name means: “the wealthiest”.
- Deity: the Vasus.
- Stars: α, β, γ and δ Delphini.
- Moon sign (): Makara / Kumbha — this Nakshatra crosses two signs, so the pada decides which.
Source for name meaning, deity and stars: Wikipedia — Nakshatra (table of the 27 nakshatras). Full Dhanishtha 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: “Ga” (गा) · Moon in Makara (Capricorn)
- boyGanesh गणेश — lord of the ganas (Lord Ganesha) Source
Pada 2: “Gi” (गी) · Moon in Makara (Capricorn)
Pada 3: “Gu” (गू) · Moon in Kumbha (Aquarius)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “गू” fits the tradition.
Pada 4: “Ge” (गे) · Moon in Kumbha (Aquarius)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “गे” fits the tradition.
3 names listed for Dhanishtha. 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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