Pada 1: names starting with “Pu”
Hasta pada 1 · Moon sign Kanya
Boy names
- Pulkit thrilled
- Punit pure
- Purushottam supreme being
- Pushkar lotus
Girl names
- Puja worship
- Purvi eastern
- Pushpa flower
- Punita pure
- Purnima full moon
- Pushti nourishment
Pada 2: names starting with “Sha”
Hasta pada 2 · Moon sign Kanya
Boy names
- Shaurya bravery
- Shankar Lord Shiva
- Shashank the moon
- Sharad autumn
- Shantanu king of Hastinapur
- Shailesh lord of mountains
- Shardul tiger
- Shashwat eternal
Girl names
- Shanti peace
- Shalini modest
- Sharmila shy
- Sharvari night
- Shambhavi Goddess Parvati
- Sharada Goddess Saraswati
- Shanvi Goddess Lakshmi
Pada 3: names starting with “Na”
Hasta pada 3 · Moon sign Kanya
Boy names
- Naveen new
- Nakul a Pandava brother
- Naman salutation
- Nandan son, delight
- Narayan Lord Vishnu
- Nachiket young seer
- Narendra king of men
- Nayan eye
Girl names
- Navya new, young
- Naina eyes
- Namrata humility
- Nandini daughter
- Nalini lotus
- Nandita happy
- Narmada holy river
Pada 4: names starting with “Tha”
Hasta pada 4 · Moon sign Kanya
Hardly any names in use start with “Tha”. Families usually take the nearest letter their priest suggests, or another pada’s syllable of Hasta.
Naming ceremony dates
Namkaran is usually held on the 11th or 12th day after birth. See the good days and morning hours for the year, worked out from the Panchang.
Namkaran datesQuestions
What are the name letters for Hasta nakshatra?
The traditional first syllables are Pu, Sha, Na and Tha, for padas 1 to 4. The baby’s pada comes from the exact birth time.
Which are good baby names for Hasta nakshatra?
Names such as Pulkit, Shaurya, Puja and Shanti start with Hasta’s syllables. This page lists 40 names with their meanings, by pada, for boys and girls.
How do I know which pada my baby was born in?
The Moon moves through a pada in about six hours, so you need the birth date, time and place. Our free name-letter finder works it out and shows the letter.
Is it necessary to name a baby by nakshatra?
It is a tradition, not a rule. Many families use the nakshatra letter for the formal name used in ceremonies and keep another name for every day.
Names are listed by their English spelling. In Hindi some syllables that look alike in English are different letters (ट and त, ड and द), and Tamil, Telugu and other regional lists differ a little, so many families confirm the letter with their priest.