Pankaj

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: Kanya
• Nakshatra: Chitra
• More names starting with P

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Meanings families give: Lotus flower; born in mud but pure; Lotus, born of mud and rising pure; Lotus flower; born in mud”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Rohith — Meanings families give: The rising sun, red; Red, ascending, the first light; Red, first ray of sun, salmon
• Arun — Meanings families give: Dawn, red; Rising sun, red-hued dawn sky, charioteer of Sun; Dawn, reddish; Dawn, reddish glow of sunrise; Reddish brown, dawn, sun; Dawn, reddish glow of the rising sun
• Zyra — Princess, rising, bright
• Utkarsh — elevation, increase, rising to something better, prosperity
• Udaysingh — Rising sun warrior, dawn lion
• Udayan — Rising, becoming visible; sunrise

Other names under Kanya rashi

• Dhruv — Meanings families give: Pole star, constant; Pole star, fixed, immovable; Pole star, fixed and unwavering
• Parth — Meanings families give: Prince, Arjuna; Arjuna, prince; Son of Pritha, another name for Arjuna the great hero; Arjuna, son of Pritha, earthly; Son of Pritha; name of Arjuna; Arjuna, one who never misses the target; Arjuna, king, prince
• Prisha — Meanings families give: Beloved, God's gift; Beloved, darling; Beloved, God gifted, talent
• Priyanka — Meanings families give: Lovable, beautiful; Favourite, dear one, lovable; Lovable, dear one; Lovable, dear, beautiful; Lovable, dear one, winning heart; Loveable, charming, dear; Lovable, dear; Lovable, dear, beloved
• Pihu — Meanings families give: Sound of a bird; Chirping of birds; sweet sound; Sweet sound, chirping of birds; Sweet sound, chirping bird
• Pooja — Meanings families give: Prayer, worship, adoration; Worship, prayer; Worship, prayer, reverence; Worship, prayer, adoration

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

Where this comes from

Pankaj 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.