Mithun

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.

• Rashi: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Ardra
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Twin, a pair, the zodiac sign of Gemini; Union, pairing; the zodiac Gemini; Gemini, a pair, united; popular Kerala name”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Mithuna — Pair, couple, Gemini zodiac
• Jugal — Pair, couple; divine duo
• Simha — Meanings families give: Lion, courageous; Lion, Leo zodiac, brave
• Nimit — Destiny, sign, appointed
• Sanket — Signal, sign, symbol
• Nishan — Mark, sign; one who makes his mark

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Diya — Meanings families give: Lamp, light; Lamp, divine light
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Yash — Meanings families give: Glory, fame; Fame, glory, success, celebrity; Fame, glory, success; Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — a poem, poetical composition with a coherent plot by a single author (opposed to an Itihāsa)
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Meanings families give: Sweetheart, piece of heart; Heart, sweetheart

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.

Where this comes from

Mithun has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.