Vrishabh Rashi Names — Baby Boy & Girl Names Starting with I, U, E, O, Va, Vi, Vu, Ve, Vo

Where the Vrishabh letters come from

The sign is made of the last three padas of Krittika, the whole of Rohini and the first half of Mrigashira. Krittika, presided over by Agni and ruled by the Sun, supplies I, U and E. Rohini, the red star Aldebaran, belongs to Brahma as creator, is ruled by the Moon and is pictured as a chariot; its four padas give O, Va, Vi and Vu. Mrigashira, the deer's head, is the star of Soma and is ruled by Mars, and its first two padas give Ve and Vo before the nakshatra crosses into Mithun.

Rohini carries special weight in Indian memory because tradition places the birth of Krishna under it. Families who welcome a child with the Moon in Rohini sometimes look for a name connected with him, and here the letters matter: Krishna itself begins with Ka, a Mithun letter, while Vasudev and Vishnu fit the Va and Vi padas of Rohini.

Vowels, V-names and a few tricky sounds

The vowel letters are generous. Ishaan, Indra, Ira and Isha come under I; Uday, Umesh, Uma and Usha under U; Ekta and Ekansh under E; Om and Ojas under O. The V letters are even richer: Varun, Vivek, Vikram, Vedant, Vidya, Vandana, Veena. Because vowel length is ignored, a long ee or oo in the spelling keeps the same letter, so Ishaan with its long i is still an I name.

Two sounds need care. Names that begin with vai, like Vaibhav and Vaishali, are heard either as Va or as Ve, and since both of those are Vrishabh letters the names are safe here. Names with the vocalic ri after V, such as Vrinda, are heard as Vri or Vru and again stay inside Vrishabh. By contrast, a name beginning with ai alone, like Aishwarya, wavers between A of Mesh and E of Vrishabh, so it is not listed for either.

Choosing the name, choosing the moment

The namkaran sanskar is often timed with a muhurta of its own, and families who hold it on the twelfth day or later may consult the panchang for a day when the Moon is well placed. With Vrishabh the Moon's own exaltation sign, some parents like a name that carries a lunar or gentle meaning, Indu or Vidhu for instance, but that is a matter of taste rather than rule. What the tradition does insist on is the starting letter of the janma nama, the name recited in rituals; the everyday name may follow it or not.

When the akshar is O, which begins comparatively few names, families usually widen the choice to the other Rohini letters, Va, Vi and Vu, or keep a short ceremonial O name and choose a fuller everyday name. Either way, the name used in the horoscope and at the temple stays tied to the Moon's pada.

Not the same as the Taurus sun sign

Vrishabh rashi is often confused with the Taurus sun sign of late April and May. The rashi used for naming is the Moon's sidereal sign, which the Moon crosses in about two and a quarter days each month, so a Vrishabh rashi baby can be born in any season. Only the birth date, time and place together show whether the Moon was in Krittika, Rohini or Mrigashira, and in which pada.

Which letters are used for Vrishabh rashi names?

I, U and E from Krittika's last three padas; O, Va, Vi and Vu from Rohini; and Ve and Vo from the first two padas of Mrigashira. The pada the Moon occupied at birth picks one of these nine for the baby.

Can a Vrishabh rashi name start with a vowel?

Yes, more than in any other rashi. Four of the nine Vrishabh letters are vowels, I, U, E and O, so names such as Ishaan, Uday, Ekta and Om all fit, depending on the baby's pada.

My baby was born in Rohini nakshatra. Which letter should the name start with?

Rohini's four padas give O, Va, Vi and Vu in order. The pada comes from the exact birth time; the nakshatra calculator shows it, and the matching letter is in the table on this page.

Is Vaibhav a Vrishabh rashi name?

Yes. Its first syllable vai can be heard as Va or Ve, and both are Vrishabh letters, so the name sits in this rashi whichever way it is read.

Is Vrishabh rashi the same as Taurus?

They share the same stretch of sky in name only. Vrishabh rashi for naming is the sidereal sign holding the Moon at birth, while the Taurus sun sign is the tropical sign holding the Sun by date, so most people's two signs differ.