Mesh Rashi Names — Baby Boy & Girl Names Starting with Chu, Che, Cho, La, Li, Lu, Le, Lo, A

The nine Mesh rashi letters are Chu, Che, Cho, La, Li, Lu, Le, Lo, A. They are the naming syllables (akshar) of Ashwini (all four padas), Bharani (all four padas), Krittika (pada 1), so your baby's letter is set by the nakshatra pada the Moon occupied at birth. Below are the letters with their nakshatra and pada, 42 boy names and 41 girl names with meanings, and how families choose among them.

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Mesh rashi name letters

Each letter (akshar) belongs to one quarter (pada) of a nakshatra; the Moon's pada at birth picks the one for your baby.

Letter	Nakshatra	Pada
Chu चू	Ashwini	1
Che चे	Ashwini	2
Cho चो	Ashwini	3
La ला	Ashwini	4
Li ली	Bharani	1
Lu लू	Bharani	2
Le ले	Bharani	3
Lo लो	Bharani	4
A अ	Krittika	1

Letters: avakahada chakra (traditional naming syllables).

Mesh rashi names for baby boys

42 names, each beginning with one of the letters above, with its meaning.

Name	Meaning	Letter
Abhayअभय	Fearless	A
Abhimanyuअभिमन्यु	Son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata	A
Abhinavअभिनव	New; novel	A
Abhishekअभिषेक	Consecration; ritual bathing of a deity	A
Achyutअच्युत	Imperishable; name of Lord Vishnu	A
Adityaआदित्य	The Sun; son of Aditi	A
Advaitअद्वैत	Non-dual; unique	A
Agastyaअगस्त्य	Name of a revered Vedic sage	A
Ajayअजय	Unconquerable	A
Ajitअजित	Invincible	A
Akashआकाश	Sky	A
Akhileshअखिलेश	Lord of the universe	A
Akshayअक्षय	Imperishable; eternal	A
Alokआलोक	Light; radiance	A
Amarअमर	Immortal	A
Amitअमित	Boundless; infinite	A
Amitabhअमिताभ	Of boundless splendour	A
Anandआनंद	Joy; bliss	A
Anantअनंत	Endless; infinite	A
Anilअनिल	Wind; air	A
Animeshअनिमेष	Unblinking; ever-watchful	A
Anirudhअनिरुद्ध	Unobstructed; grandson of Lord Krishna	A
Ankitअंकित	Marked; distinguished	A
Ankurअंकुर	Sprout; new shoot	A
Anujअनुज	Younger brother	A
Anupamअनुपम	Incomparable	A
Anuragअनुराग	Love; devotion	A
Arjunअर्जुन	Bright; the Pandava archer of the Mahabharata	A
Arnavअर्णव	Ocean	A
Arunअरुण	Dawn; charioteer of the Sun god	A
Arvindअरविंद	Lotus	A
Ashishआशीष	Blessing	A
Ashokअशोक	Free from sorrow	A
Atulअतुल	Matchless; incomparable	A
Avinashअविनाश	Indestructible	A
Ayushआयुष	Long life	A
Chetanचेतन	Conscious; full of life	Che
Lakshmanलक्ष्मण	Younger brother of Lord Rama	La
Lalitललित	Graceful; charming	La
Lavलव	Son of Lord Rama	La
Lochanलोचन	Eye	Lo
Lokeshलोकेश	Lord of the world	Lo

Mesh rashi names for baby girls

41 names, each beginning with one of the letters above, with its meaning.

Name	Meaning	Letter
Aakritiआकृति	Shape; form	A
Aartiआरती	Worship with lamps	A
Aasthaआस्था	Faith	A
Abhaआभा	Glow; splendour	A
Abhilashaअभिलाषा	Desire; wish	A
Aditiअदिति	Boundless; mother of the gods	A
Ahilyaअहिल्या	Wife of sage Gautama	A
Akankshaआकांक्षा	Aspiration; wish	A
Aksharaअक्षरा	Letter; imperishable	A
Alaknandaअलकनंदा	A sacred Himalayan river	A
Alkaअलका	Lock of hair; Alaka, the city of Kubera	A
Alpanaअल्पना	Decorative floor art	A
Amalaअमला	Pure; spotless	A
Ambikaअम्बिका	Name of Goddess Durga	A
Amritaअमृता	Immortal; nectar	A
Anamikaअनामिका	Ring finger; nameless	A
Anandiआनंदी	Joyful	A
Ananyaअनन्या	Unique; one of a kind	A
Anjaliअंजलि	Offering with joined palms	A
Ankitaअंकिता	Marked; distinguished	A
Anujaअनुजा	Younger sister	A
Anupamaअनुपमा	Incomparable	A
Anuradhaअनुराधा	Name of a nakshatra	A
Aparnaअपर्णा	Name of Goddess Parvati	A
Aradhanaआराधना	Worship	A
Archanaअर्चना	Worship; offering	A
Arpitaअर्पिता	Offered; dedicated	A
Arunaअरुणा	Dawn; reddish glow	A
Arundhatiअरुंधति	Wife of sage Vasishtha; a star	A
Ashaआशा	Hope	A
Avniअवनि	Earth	A
Chetnaचेतना	Consciousness; awareness	Che
Lakshmiलक्ष्मी	Goddess of wealth and fortune	La
Lalimaलालिमा	Red glow of dawn	La
Lalitaललिता	Graceful; name of a goddess	La
Lataलता	Creeper; vine	La
Lavanyaलावण्या	Grace; beauty	La
Leelaलीला	Divine play	Li
Leenaलीना	Absorbed; devoted	Li
Lekhaलेखा	Writing; line	Le
Lopamudraलोपामुद्रा	Learned wife of sage Agastya	Lo

Mesh is the first rashi of the zodiac, the fiery sign ruled by Mars, and its naming letters open the whole avakahada chakra. A child is a Mesh rashi baby when the Moon, not the Sun, stood in the first thirty degrees of the sidereal zodiac at birth. Which of the nine Mesh letters the name should begin with depends on the exact pada of the nakshatra the Moon was passing through, and that is fixed by the birth time.

Three nakshatras, nine letters

Mesh holds all four padas of Ashwini, all four of Bharani and the first pada of Krittika. Ashwini gives Chu, Che, Cho and La. Its presiding deities are the Ashwini Kumaras, the twin horsemen who serve as physicians to the gods, its symbol is a horse's head and its ruling planet in the Vimshottari scheme is Ketu. Bharani gives Li, Lu, Le and Lo; it is presided over by Yama, carries the yoni as its symbol and is ruled by Venus.

The ninth letter, A, comes from the opening pada of Krittika, the Pleiades. Krittika belongs to Agni, the sacred fire, and is ruled by the Sun. Only its first quarter falls in Mesh; the other three cross into Vrishabh and carry the letters I, U and E. A baby with the Moon in Krittika therefore needs the pada as well as the nakshatra before anyone can say whether the name should start with A or with one of the Vrishabh vowels.

Which Mesh letters give the most names

In practice the letter A carries the largest share of Mesh names, because so many Sanskrit names open with the vowel a or its long form aa: Aditya, Arjun, Anand, Aditi, Ananya and hundreds more. Vowel length does not change the akshar, so Aarav and Amit belong to the same letter. The L syllables are the next richest, with names such as Lalit, Lokesh, Lakshmi and Lata. Chu, Che and Cho offer fewer choices, though Chetan and Chetana are familiar in every part of India.

One trap catches many parents. Names that begin with ai, such as Aishwarya, are heard both as A and as E, and E belongs to Krittika's later padas in Vrishabh. Because the two hearings point to different rashis, this site leaves such names off the Mesh list rather than guess. The same caution applies to Chaitanya, whose opening sound sits between Che of Mesh and Cha of Meen.

What the old texts say about the shape of a name

The rule of the starting syllable is only one layer of the tradition. The Paraskara Grihya Sutra, one of the household manuals that describe the namkaran rite, also speaks of the name's shape: for a boy, two or four syllables, and for a girl an odd number of syllables ending in a long a. Few families follow this to the letter today, but it explains why so many classical girls' names end in aa, and some parents enjoy using it as a second filter once the first letter has narrowed the field.

Many households give the Mesh letter to the ritual name only. The janma nama, starting with the akshar, is recited at the naming ceremony on the tenth, eleventh or twelfth day and later at pujas and weddings, while the child grows up with a separate everyday name. Others prefer a single name that satisfies both purposes. Neither choice is more correct; the letter tables simply make the first option easier.

Mesh by the Moon, not by the calendar

People born between late March and April often call themselves Aries, but that is a statement about the Sun in the tropical zodiac. Mesh rashi in naming means the Moon in sidereal Aries, as reckoned with the Lahiri ayanamsa, and the Moon passes through Mesh roughly once a month for about two and a quarter days. A baby born in any month can be a Mesh rashi child, and two babies born on the same date can differ, which is why the birth time matters more than the date.

Find your baby's nakshatra and akshar

The naming letter follows the Moon, not the Sun: the nakshatra pada the Moon occupied at the moment of birth gives the akshar. That is why a Mesh rashi child is identified from the birth date together with the time and place. Enter those details in the nakshatra calculator to get the nakshatra, its pada and the Moon sign, then read that pada's letter in the table above.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the Mesh rashi name letters?

Chu, Che, Cho and La from Ashwini; Li, Lu, Le and Lo from Bharani; and A from the first pada of Krittika. The Moon's pada at birth decides which one of the nine applies to a particular baby.

Can a Mesh rashi baby have a name starting with Aa, like Aarav?

Yes. Vowel length does not change the akshar, so names beginning with a short a or a long aa both belong to the letter A, which is the naming syllable of Krittika's first pada.

My baby's Moon is in Krittika. Is the rashi Mesh or Vrishabh?

It depends on the pada. Krittika's first pada lies in Mesh and gives the letter A; its second, third and fourth padas lie in Vrishabh and give I, U and E. The nakshatra calculator shows the pada from the birth time.

Is Mesh rashi the same as the Aries sun sign?

No. The Aries sun sign follows the Sun's position by calendar date in the tropical zodiac. Mesh rashi for naming follows the Moon in the sidereal zodiac, which changes every two to three days, so the two usually differ.

Why are Aishwarya and Chaitanya not in the Mesh list?

Their opening sounds can be heard two ways. Aishwarya can be taken as A, a Mesh letter, or E, a Vrishabh letter; Chaitanya as Che of Mesh or Cha of Meen. Since the readings fall in different rashis, the list leaves them out rather than guess.

Baby names for the other rashis

Every rashi has its own nine letters. Baby Names →