Rashi by Name (Naam Se Rashi)
Your rashi from the first sound of your name — plus your name number.
Mera rashi kya hai naam se? Every Hindu name traditionally begins with a sound drawn from the nakshatra the child was born under, so the first syllable of a name points to a nakshatra pada and through it to a rashi. Type your name to see the rashi, nakshatra and pada its first sound belongs to, along with your name number from numerology.
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Naam rashi and janam rashi are two different things
The rashi found from a name (naam rashi) is a naming convention, used when a birth time is not known or when a name is being chosen. The rashi your kundli, dasha and daily rashifal use is the janam rashi — the sign the Moon was in at your exact birth time. They often match when the name was chosen from the birth nakshatra, and often do not when it was chosen for another reason.
How the first syllable decides the rashi
Each of the 27 nakshatras is divided into four padas, and each pada has its own syllable — Chu, Che, Cho, La for Ashwini, for example. Nine padas make one rashi, so two or three nakshatras share a sign. Sounds such as Ta, Ti, Tu, Te, To, Na and Da occur in two different nakshatras, which is why a few names fit two rashis.
Using your rashi
Once you know the rashi, today's, this week's and this month's rashifal for it are free on NamaJyoti, calculated from the live positions of the planets. For anything personal — marriage timing, career, the dasha you are in — the Moon sign from your birth chart is the one that matters.
Frequently asked questions
Mera rashi kya hai naam se?
Type your first name above. The first sound — for example Ra in Rahul or Pa in Priya — is looked up in the traditional naamakshar table of the 27 nakshatra padas, which gives the rashi it belongs to.
Is naam rashi the same as my janam rashi?
Not necessarily. Naam rashi comes from the sound of your name; janam rashi is the Moon sign at your birth. If you have your date, time and place of birth, use the Rashi Calculator for the real Moon sign.
Why does my name give two rashis?
A handful of sounds appear in two different nakshatras in the traditional table, so one syllable can belong to two rashis. The nakshatra the name was chosen from decides which.
Which rashifal should I read — by name or by birth?
Read the janam rashi (Moon sign at birth). If you only have the name, naam rashi is the traditional fallback, but treat it as approximate.