Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra Baby Names
A baby born with the Moon in Uttara Phalguni (उत्तराफाल्गुनी) is traditionally given a name starting with one of four sounds: Te, To, Pa, Pi — one for each pada.
About Uttara Phalguni
- Name means: “the latter reddish one”.
- Deity: Aryaman. (Some older texts swap the deities of the two Phalguni Nakshatras.)
- Stars: Denebola.
- Moon sign (): Simha / Kanya — 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 Uttara Phalguni 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: “Te” (टे) · Moon in Simha (Leo)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “टे” fits the tradition.
Pada 2: “To” (टो) · Moon in Kanya (Virgo)
Our short, checked list has no names for this sound yet. Any name that begins with the Devanagari syllable “टो” fits the tradition.
Pada 3: “Pa” (पा) · Moon in Kanya (Virgo)
- boyParth पार्थ — an epithet of Arjuna Source
- boyPallav पल्लव — budding leaf, shoot Source
- girlPallavi पल्लवी — budding leaf, new shoot Source
- boyPavan पवन — wind, air; purification Source
- unisexPadma पद्मा — lotus Source
- boyPrakash प्रकाश — light, bright, shining Source
- boyPrashant प्रशान्त — calm, quiet Source
- girlPratibha प्रतिभा — light, splendour, intelligence Source
Pada 4: “Pi” (पी) · Moon in Kanya (Virgo)
13 names listed for Uttara Phalguni. 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”.
Not sure of the Nakshatra or pada? Enter the birth details and we’ll work it out.