Tula Rashi Names — Baby Boy & Girl Names Starting with Ra, Ri, Ru, Re, Ro, Ta, Ti, Tu, Te

Chitra, Swati and Vishakha

The second half of Chitra opens Tula with Ra and Ri. Chitra is the star of Tvashtar, the craftsman of the gods, pictured as a bright jewel and ruled by Mars. Swati follows in full with Ru, Re, Ro and Ta. Its deity is Vayu, the wind, its ruler is Rahu, and its symbol is a young shoot swaying in the breeze, an apt image for a sign about balance. The first three padas of Vishakha complete Tula with Ti, Tu and Te. Vishakha belongs jointly to Indra and Agni, is ruled by Jupiter and is pictured as a triumphal archway; its fourth pada, To, already lies in Vrishchik.

Since the Moon crosses Swati in about a day and the whole sign in about two and a quarter days, Tula babies born only a few hours apart can still have different letters. The birth time decides.

Rich letters on both sides

The R letters supply a long list of familiar names: Raghav, Rahul, Rajesh, Ram, Ravi, Radha, Rani for Ra; Ritesh and Riya for Ri; Rudra, Rupesh and Rupa for Ru; Rekha and Reva for Re; Rohan, Rohit and Rohini for Ro. The T letters are almost as full: Tarun, Tanmay, Tara and Tanvi for Ta; Tilak and Tithi for Ti; Tushar and Tulsi for Tu; Tejas and Tejal for Te. Trisha and Tripti are written with the vocalic ri, heard as Tri or Tru, and both readings are Tula letters, so they belong here too.

One name needs a word of explanation. Rishi is properly spelt with the vowel ri as its first letter, and the avakahada letters are syllables beginning with a consonant, so a name that opens with that vowel cannot be placed with confidence; tables disagree on it, and this site does not list it under any rashi. Names that begin with the consonant R followed by i, such as Ritesh, are unambiguous Ri names.

Weighing the sound of a name

The scales of Tula suggest a habit many families already have: weighing how a first name sits with the surname and with the names of siblings. Once the pada has fixed the letter, the shortlist under one akshar is still long, and saying each option aloud with the family name is a sensible way to narrow it. Meaning matters as well, and the lists on this page give the commonly accepted meaning of each name.

Tradition places the namkaran on the tenth to twelfth day, though many families wait for a good muhurta in the first weeks or months. In the rite the chosen name is whispered into the child's right ear, the janma nama is noted for later rituals, and the everyday name, if different, is announced to the family.

Tula is the Moon's sign here, not the Libra birthday

A person born from late September to October is a Libra in tropical sun-sign columns, but that is unrelated to Tula rashi as used in naming. Tula rashi means the Moon in sidereal Libra, a position the Moon reaches every month for about two and a quarter days, so Tula rashi babies are born all year round.

What letters are used for Tula rashi names?

Ra and Ri from the second half of Chitra; Ru, Re, Ro and Ta from Swati; and Ti, Tu and Te from Vishakha's first three padas. The Moon's pada at birth chooses one of these nine.

Are Tara and Tarun Tula rashi names?

Yes. They begin with the dental Ta, the letter of Swati's fourth pada. The retroflex Ta of Singh rashi is a different akshar, which is why these names are listed under Tula.

My baby was born in Swati nakshatra. Which letter applies?

Swati's four padas give Ru, Re, Ro and Ta. The pada comes from the exact birth time, and the matching letter is in the table on this page.

Why is Rishi not on the Tula list?

Rishi is properly written with the vowel ri as its first letter, and naming tables disagree on where such a name belongs. Names beginning with the consonant R and i, such as Ritesh, are clear Tula names.

Is Tula rashi the same as Libra?

Only in the sense of the same constellation. Tula rashi for naming is the sidereal sign of the Moon at birth, while Libra in sun-sign astrology is the tropical sign of the Sun by date.