Bharani nakshatra baby names: starting letters भरणी

Last updated 18 October 2026

Bharani is nakshatra number 2 of 27, ruled by Venus. A baby born with the Moon in Bharani is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: Li, Lu, Le, Lo.

The four Bharani pada letters

Bharani at a glance

• Position: 13°20′ Mesh to 26°40′ Mesh of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Venus.
• Deity: Yama, keeper of dharma and lord of the departed.
• Symbol: the yoni (womb).
• Rashi: Mesh, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, elephant yoni, Madhya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kati rajju (waist); vedha star Anuradha. These are South Indian porutham groupings; see the rajju dosha calculator.

How to use these letters

Take the Moon’s nakshatra and pada from the birth chart (or the nakshatra calculator by date of birth), then choose a name that begins with that pada’s letter. If the pada is unknown, the four letters above are the ones for this nakshatra. Without birth details, the rashi name finder shows the letters for any nakshatra and pada, and rashi by name shows where a name you already like falls.

Neighbouring nakshatras

Before Bharani comes Ashwini, after it Krittika. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.