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Swati Nakshatra Baby Names
A baby born with the Moon in Swati (स्वाती) is traditionally given a name starting with one of four sounds: Ru, Re, Ro, Ta — one for each pada.
About Swati
- Name means: “the independent one”.
- Deity: Vayu.
- Stars: Arcturus.
- Moon sign (): Tula.
Source for name meaning, deity and stars: Wikipedia — Nakshatra (table of the 27 nakshatras). Full Swati 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: “Ru” (रू) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
- girlRupa रूपा — form, shape Source
Pada 2: “Re” (रे) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
- girlRekha रेखा — a line Source
Pada 3: “Ro” (रो) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
Pada 4: “Ta” (ता) · Moon in Tula (Libra)
6 names listed for Swati. 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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