Ritu

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: Tula
• Nakshatra: Chitra
• More names starting with R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Season; the rhythm of time”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Ahaan — Meanings families give: Dawn, first ray of light; Dawn, the beginning of time
• Pratham — n. foremost, first (in time or in a series or in rank)
• Kiyana — Ancient, time, God
• Sandhya — Meanings families give: Dusk, twilight time; Twilight, dusk, meeting point; Twilight, dusk, evening prayer
• Sahaj — n. born or produced together or at the same time as (gen.)
• Zaraan — Old wisdom, time-tested

More girls' names of Bengali origin

• Shiuli — Night jasmine flower; fragrant autumn bloom
• Oishee — Divine, of God; belonging to the divine
• Doyel — The Oriental Magpie Robin; national bird of Bangladesh
• Brishti — Rain; the blessed monsoon rains
• Mili — To meet, to unite
• Reeya — Singer; one with a melodious voice

Other names under Tula rashi

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Rohan — a means of ascending
• Rudra — Meanings families give: Fierce, roarer (Lord Shiva); The roarer, fearsome form of Shiva, lord of storms; Fierce form of Shiva, the howler; Fierce form of Shiva; the howler; Lord Shiva, storm god; Fierce form of Shiva, storm; God of storm, fierce energy
• Riya — Meanings families give: Singer, graceful; Singer; graceful; goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, Goddess Lakshmi; Singer, graceful, gem
• Ranveer — Meanings families give: Hero of the battlefield, brave warrior; Hero of the battlefield

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

Where this comes from

Ritu 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.