The lord of Virgo (рдХрдиреНрдпрд╛) is Mercury тАФ below are the auspicious name-letters by nakshatra pada, with which a name is traditionally begun.
In the 30┬░ arc of the sky that Virgo occupies fall these 9 nakshatra padas тАФ the pada of birth gives the finest first letter for the name:
| Nakshatra | Pada | Name letter |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | 2 | рдЯреЛ |
| Uttara Phalguni | 3 | рдкрд╛ |
| Uttara Phalguni | 4 | рдкреА |
| Hasta | 1 | рдкреВ |
| Hasta | 2 | рд╖ |
| Hasta | 3 | рдг |
| Hasta | 4 | рда |
| Chitra | 1 | рдкреЗ |
| Chitra | 2 | рдкреЛ |
In the Vedic tradition the formal name is set from the pada of the birth nakshatra (the rashi-name), while an everyday name may differ тАФ many families keep both. The naamkaran sanskar is usually held on the 11th or 12th day after birth in an auspicious muhurta; checking the Moon's strength and a good Choghadiya that day is ideal. With the child's rashi being Virgo, the sign lord is Mercury тАФ the folk tradition of naming in Mercury's sound-energy stems from this too.
If no name you love starts with the listed letter, a sound of the same letter-family (Ko/Kau, Ha/Ho) or the name of the family deity is a shastra-approved alternative тАФ what matters is the opening sound. To know the exact birth nakshatra use the nakshatra calculator or the free kundali; if the child's rashi itself is unknown, find it with the moon-sign calculator.
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Parth (рдкрд╛рд░реНрде) | Pritha's son Arjuna |
| Parthiv (рдкрд╛рд░реНрдерд┐рд╡) | Earth-Putra |
| Piyush (рдкреАрдпреВрд╖) | Amrita |
| Pitambar (рдкреАрддрд╛рдореНрдмрд░) | Lord Vishnu wearing yellow garments |
| Poorab (рдкреВрд░рдм) | East Direction |
| Punit (рдкреБрдиреАрдд) | Holy |
| Peshal (рдкреЗрд╢рд▓) | Soft, graceful |
| Poshit (рдкреЛрд╖рд┐рдд) | Nurtured, prosperous |
| Name | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Payal (рдкрд╛рдпрд▓) | Anklet |
| Parul (рдкрд╛рд░реБрд▓) | Beautiful flower |
| Pavani (рдкрд╛рд╡рдиреА) | Purifying |
| Pihu (рдкреАрд╣реВ) | Sweet call of the pied cuckoo |
| Pooja (рдкреВрдЬрд╛) | Worship |
| Poonam (рдкреВрдирдо) | Purnima |
| Purvi (рдкреВрд░реНрд╡реА) | Of the east; a raga |
| Pekha (рдкреЗрдЦрд╛) | Beautiful Aspect (Drishti) |
These names are chosen from this rashi's classical name-letters тАФ the list is a guide; make the final choice from the birth-nakshatra's pada letter (table above).
ЁЯУЦ Read more: Complete Virgo rashi guide ┬╖ Gandmool nakshatras ┬╖ Name letters of all 12 rashis ┬╖ ЁЯМР рдпрд╣ рдкрдиреНрдирд╛ рд╣рд┐рдиреНрджреА рдореЗрдВ