Baby naming software
Open a newborn's chart and the first line gives the naming syllable from the Moon's quarter at birth, with the Gujarati Moon-sign letters beside it. From there you can pick from a list of 3,381 names, check any name a family brings, fix the naming day and print the sheet for the ceremony.
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Who it is for
For the astrologer a family calls in the first days after a birth. They want the letter, a few names to choose from and a date, and they often come back with a name of their own to check. All of that sits in one section, and it follows the family's own custom.
It treats the syllable as a custom many families follow and never as a rule that judges a name. The Hindi and Gujarati ways are set side by side and neither is called wrong, because they are different customs.
What you can do with it
The naming syllable
- The syllable of the quarter (pada) the Moon was in at birth, from the 108 of the Avakahada chakra, in Devanagari with simple Roman beside it.
- The nine syllables of the Moon sign for Hindi families, and the Gujarati letters of the Moon sign for Gujarati families.
- The star's four syllables, with the child's own marked.
- A warning when the Moon was within 30 minutes of the edge of a quarter, because a small error in the birth time could change the syllable.
- The quarter under the KP and Raman ayanamsas beside the answer.
- With no birth time, every quarter of the birth date is listed with its hours, so the family can see which syllables are possible.
- An option for Abhijit, the 28th star of the older count, with its syllables Ju, Je, Jo and Kha.
- A calm card for a gandmool birth, with the day of the shanti when the birth star returns.
The names
- 3,381 names in Devanagari and Roman, each with a short meaning: 1,919 for boys, 1,400 for girls and 62 for either.
- Point at a meaning to see its source, such as Monier-Williams, Apte, the sahasranamas, the Amarakosha or the epics and Puranas.
- Names are ordered by fit to the child. The exact quarter first, then the same star, then the Moon sign's syllables or letters.
- Filter by boy or girl, by fit, by kind (deity, virtue, nature or other), or search the meanings.
- 75 names are marked Jain, and a Jain family can see them first in each group.
- Popular meanings and modern coinages are marked as such, and coinages come after the names in use.
- A shortlist you build with one click, ready for the naming sheet.
- With no child open, look at any of the 108 syllables or Abhijit's four.
Checking a name
- Type a name in English letters or Devanagari, and the page gives its first syllable and how it fits the child.
- English spelling can hide the letter, so the page asks when a T, D or Ch could be read two ways.
- The name's Chaldean and Pythagorean numbers sit beside the child's moolank and bhagyank, marked as 20th-century practice.
- The old shape of the name from Paraskara, Ashvalayana and Manu is shown as information. A name that differs is not wrong.
- For an adult, the page shows how a ritual name can be added beside the everyday name, with no legal change.
The naming day
- The 11th and 12th days with their dates, each checked for what the main-day rule avoids.
- The Muhurta Chintamani conditions are shown as a second reading, without taking a side.
- Later good days from the muhurta rules, fitted to the child's Tarabala and Chandrabala, with a stricter Dharmasindhu reading to switch on.
- Day counts for the 10th, the 12th or the family's own number, and a choice of counting from the birth day or the next day.
- An option for the Kerala day, the first day after the 20th on which the birth star rules at sunrise.
- A Jain family follows the Adipurana, with a good day after the 12th day.
The sheet and the sources
- The naming sheet prints on one A4 page with the name, its meaning, the syllable, the ceremony day and who gave the name.
- A box left empty prints a line to write on by hand.
- The star name prints only when ticked, because families often keep it private.
- A second page can carry the shortlist.
- Sources and method has the table of 108 syllables and all 40 rules, each labelled Classical, Classical with later practice, Later practice or Program aid.
See it in the tool
Real screens from the tool, made with sample charts. Select a screen to see it larger.
The answer first
The syllable for a sample newborn with the Gujarati letters and the nine syllables of the Moon sign, then cards for the syllable, the names and the naming days.
The naming syllable
The Hindi panchang syllable beside the Gujarati Moon-sign letters, with the star's four syllables and the child's own marked.
Names for this syllable
Each name shows Devanagari, Roman, a short meaning, its first syllable and its fit. Here few names begin with the exact syllable, so the page points to the star's others.
Check a name
A name typed in Devanagari is read for its first syllable and fit, with its numbers beside the child's as later practice and the old shape in a fold.
The naming day
The 11th and 12th days, each checked by the main-day rule of Dharmasindhu and by the Muhurta Chintamani conditions as a second reading.
The naming sheet
One A4 page for the family's records. A box left empty prints a line to fill by hand.
How it fits a sitting
- Open the baby's chart and set the family's custom, Hindu or Jain, and their month reckoning.
- Give the syllable and the Gujarati letters, and check the birth time warning if one shows.
- Choose boy or girl and read out a few names with their meanings, and star the ones the family likes.
- Check any name the family has already thought of.
- Fix the day with them, the 11th or 12th if it is clear, or a later good day if mother or baby needs rest.
- Print the naming sheet with the name, the giver and a blessing line.
Method and sources
The Moon's position gives the quarter, and the quarter gives the syllable from the table of 108. The name list reads each name's first letter from its Devanagari, so the list and the checker cannot disagree. Later days come from the same muhurta engine as the Panchang pages.
- Dharmasindhu of Kashinatha, the chapter on namakarana
- Muhurta Chintamani, the samskara chapter
- Paraskara and Ashvalayana Grihya Sutras, the rite of naming
- Manusmriti and Yajnavalkya Smriti, the rites of childhood
- Adipurana of Jinasena, for the Jain naming, read in translation
- Printed panchangs, the Avakahada chakra
- Monier-Williams (1899) and Apte (1890), for the meanings
What it does not do
- It covers the Hindu and Jain naming customs only. Muslim, Christian and Sikh families follow their own customs, though the first sound of any name can still be read as a plain fact.
- The Gujarati letters were confirmed for Kark and Kanya only. The other signs still need checking against a printed Gujarati panchang.
- The list does not hold every name. Few or no names begin with some letters, and the page says so and points to the star's other syllables.
- Parts of the texts that tie a name, its ending or the naming day to varna are left out on purpose.
Questions
The family names by Gujarati rashi letters. Does that work here?
Yes. The letters sit beside the syllable on every page, and you can choose which one leads under More options. A name that begins with a rashi letter counts as a fit on the names list.
Why does this tool differ from a list I saw for Shravana?
Hindi printed panchangs give Shravana the syllables Khi, Khu, Khe and Kho, and this tool follows them. Many English lists give Ju, Je, Jo and Gha, and Ju, Je and Jo belong to Abhijit. The Sources page explains this.
The child is already a few years old. Is it still useful?
Yes. The syllable and the name check work for any chart, and the day page lists later good days from today. For an older child or an adult, Check a name shows how a ritual name can be added.
Does it check a name by numerology?
It shows the Chaldean and Pythagorean numbers in a small column, marked as later practice, and a number never hides a name. Deeper spelling work is in the Numerology tool, which is a separate plan.
Are the names free to look up on the website as well?
Yes. The website has free baby names by nakshatra and a name finder. The Pro tool adds the child's exact syllable, the fit order, the name check, the naming day and the sheet.
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