Type the first names of both parents above and this free tool searches our list of Indian baby names for names that echo both of them. A name may start like one parent’s name and end like the other’s, as Prithvi starts like Priya and ends like Ravi, or it may hold a part of each. Every name shown is one already in our collection, with its meaning, and you can keep the list to the syllables of the baby’s nakshatra.
How it works
The tool takes the first word of each name, in English letters, and compares it with every name in the list behind our baby names pages. It looks for three kinds of echo, in this order, and each name is listed in the first group it fits.
- Starts like one name and ends like the other. The name begins with the first two letters of one parent’s name and ends with the last two letters of the other’s. Both directions are searched.
- Holds a part of each name. The name contains three letters in a row from one parent’s name and three in a row from the other’s, in places that do not overlap. With Anand and Anita, Nandita holds “nan” from Anand and “ita” from Anita.
- Starts like one name only. The name begins with the same two letters as one parent’s name.
A parent’s own name, or the same name spelt another way, is left out. These are plain spelling rules of ours and not a tradition, and the method note under each result repeats them.
Reading the result
The headline gives the count of names that echo both parents. Below it, each group is a table with the name, boy or girl, its meaning, and the letters it shares with each parent’s name, so you can see the link at a glance. Long lists show the first 25 names with a button for the rest.
If you know the baby’s nakshatra, choose it, and a pada if you know that too. The tool then keeps only names that begin with that pada’s syllable, from the traditional table of naming syllables (the Avakahada chakra) that our nakshatra pages follow. The baby names by date of birth tool finds the nakshatra and pada from the date, time and place of birth.
Where traditions differ
The nakshatra custom that our baby names pages follow takes the first sound of a name from the Moon’s pada at birth. Echoing the parents’ names is a separate family choice, and this tool treats it as one. A name that echoes both parents and also starts with the nakshatra syllable meets both wishes at once, which is why the nakshatra filter is there. Some families give the nakshatra name for ritual use and a different name for daily life, as our namakarana page describes, and then the two wishes need not meet in one name.
Spelling matters to this tool. Sunita and Suneeta, or Ravi and Ravee, give different letters, so try the spelling the family actually uses, and perhaps a second one. The baby name finder searches the same list by letter, meaning, nakshatra and rashi if you would rather browse.
What it does not do
It does not make new names by joining two names, such as half of one and half of the other. Such blends may have no meaning, or an unintended one, so the tool shows only names that are already in our list with a standard meaning. It does not judge any name as lucky or unlucky, and it does not check the numerology of the spelling, which the name number calculator does separately. The family, or the priest at the namakarana, makes the final choice.
Frequently asked questions
↳ How can I find a baby name from the mother's and father's names?
Type both first names and the tool lists names from our collection that start like one parent's name and end like the other's, then names that hold three letters from each, then names that only share an opening sound. Each comes with its meaning.
↳ Does the tool join the two names into a new name?
No. Joined names can have no meaning, or an unintended one, so every name the tool shows is a real name already in our list with its standard meaning.
↳ Can I keep only names that suit the baby's nakshatra?
Yes. Choose the nakshatra, and the pada if you know it, and only names that begin with that syllable are searched. The baby names by date of birth tool finds the nakshatra and pada from the birth details.
↳ Why did the tool find no names that echo both of us?
Our list holds names in real use with standard meanings, so many pairs of parents' names share no letters with any of them. Try another spelling, the other choice of boy or girl, or no nakshatra. The tool still lists the names that share one parent's opening sound.
↳ Which name is used if a parent has two names?
Only the first word. For Mohan Lal the tool uses Mohan. If the family calls a parent by the second name, type that one first.
↳ Does the tool keep the names we type?
The search runs in your browser. Once your email is confirmed, what you enter and the headline of the result are kept with your email, so our emails can fit you. You can delete them at any time; the privacy policy has the detail.