Rohini nakshatra baby names: starting letters रोहिणी

Last updated 18 October 2026

Rohini is nakshatra number 4 of 27, ruled by Moon. A baby born with the Moon in Rohini is traditionally given a name that starts with the syllable of its pada: O, Va, Vi, Vu.

The four Rohini pada letters

Rohini at a glance

• Position: 10°00′ Vrishabh to 23°20′ Vrishabh of the sidereal zodiac, four padas of 3°20′ each.
• Ruling planet: Moon.
• Deity: Prajapati (Brahma), the creator.
• Symbol: a chariot or ox-cart.
• Rashi: Vrishabh, all four padas.
• Gana, yoni and nadi: Manushya gana, serpent yoni, Antya nadi (the matching tradition; see the nakshatra gana calculator).
• Rajju and vedha: Kantha rajju (neck); vedha star Swati. 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 Rohini comes Krittika, after it Mrigashira. See all 27 on the list of 27 nakshatras, the nakshatra letters chart or the 27 nakshatras explained.