Krittika

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Nakshatras
Ashvinī
Bharanī
Krittikā
Rohinī
Mrigashīrsha
Ārdrā
Punarvasu
Pushya
Āshleshā
Maghā
Pūrva Phalgunī
Uttara Phalgunī
Hasta
Chitrā
Svātī
Vishākhā
Anurādhā
Jyeshtha
Mūla
Pūrva Ashādhā
Uttara Ashādhā
Shravana
Shravishthā
Shatabhishā
Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Uttara Bhādrapadā
Revatī
Abhijit

Krittika nakshatra corresponds to the open star cluster Pleiades in Indian astronomy and Indian astrology. It is ruled by Kartikeya.

Under the traditional Hindu principle of naming individuals according to their birthstar (see Jyotisha), the following Sanskrit syllables correspond with this Nakshatra, and would belong at the beginning of a first name:

A (pronounced as "arbor")

I (pronounced as in "invisible")

U (pronounced as in "eunuch")

E (pronounced as in "every")