Krittika baby names

Krittika cuts through. Ruled by the Sun and presided over by Agni, the sacred fire, it burns away what is false and protects what is worth keeping — the nakshatra of the Pleiades, foster-mothers of Kartikeya.

A child born while the Moon crosses Krittika traditionally receives a name beginning with the syllable of their pada. Not sure of the pada? Compute it from the birth details →

Pada 1 — names beginning with “A”

• Aarav — peaceful sound ♂
• Ananya — without equal ♀
• Arjun — bright, the focused archer ♂
• Aditi — boundless, mother of gods ♀
• Anish — supreme, sovereign ♂
• Aaradhya — worshipped ♀
• Advait — non-dual ♂
• Amrita — immortal nectar ♀

Pada 2 — names beginning with “I”

• Ishaan — Shiva as the north-east; generous ♂
• Ira — earth; Saraswati ♀
• Indira — Lakshmi; splendid ♀
• Ish — lord ♂

Pada 3 — names beginning with “U”

• Uday — rising, dawn ♂
• Urmila — enchanting; Lakshman's wife ♀
• Utsav — festival ♂
• Usha — dawn goddess ♀

Pada 4 — names beginning with “E”

• Ekansh — whole, single-focused ♂
• Ekta — unity ♀
• Esha — desire, the sought one ♀

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A living cultural tradition, offered as heritage rather than rule — a name chosen with love fulfils the custom in every tradition.