कु (Ku) is the naming syllable of Ardra nakshatra, pada 1, in Mithuna rashi. These are the 60 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.
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Kumari कुमारी attested
the blossom of the plants Taruṇī and Modinī; also a young girl, one from ten to twelve years old
kumārī · MW 292,1 · Apte 410
Kusum कुसुम attested
a flower, blossom
kusuma · MW 298,1 · Apte 414
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Kusam कुशम् attested
water
kuśa · MW 297,1 · Apte 413
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Kulsum कुल्सुम regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kunthi कुन्ती attested
the wife of a Brāhman
kuntī · MW 291,2 · Apte 409
Kumudini कुमुदिनी attested
an assemblage of Kumudas or a place abounding in them
kumudinī · MW 292,3 · Apte 410
Kuma कूम attested
a lake, pond
kūma · MW 300,1 · Apte 416
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name; known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Kula कुला attested
‘a principal day’
kulā · MW 294,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kulangana कुलाङ्गना attested
a respectable or virtuous woman
kulāṅganā · MW 295,2
Kuleshvari कुलेश्वरी attested
a name of Durga
kuleśvarī · MW 295,2
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kumbhini कुम्भिनी attested
the earth
kumbhinī · MW 293,2
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kunda कुण्डा attested
a jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum); also a name of Vishnu
kuṇḍā · MW 289,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kundalini कुण्डलिनी attested
the plant Coccus cordifolius
kuṇḍalinī · MW 290,1
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kurukulla कुरुकुल्ला attested
N. of a Buddh. deity
kurukullā · MW 294,1
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kushala कुशला attested
N. of a woman g. bāhv-ādi
kuśalā · MW 297,2
Kushala कुशला attested
right, proper, suitable, good
kuśala · MW 297,2 · Apte 414
Kusheshaya कुशेशया attested
lying in Kuśa grass
kuśeśaya · MW 297,1 · Apte 414
Kushmanda कूष्माण्डा attested
a name of Durga
kūṣmāṇḍā · MW 300,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Kumar कुमार attested
a name of Skanda (Murugan); a child, boy, youth
kumāra · MW 292,1 · Apte 410
Kundan कुन्दन् regional
the Tamil/Malayalam form of kunda: a name of Vishnu; a kind of jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum or pubescens)
kunda · MW 291,2 · Apte 409
Kumaran कुमारन् regional
the Tamil/Malayalam form of kumāra: a name of Skanda (Murugan); a child, boy, youth
kumāra · MW 292,1 · Apte 410
Kuni कुणि attested
having a crooked or withered arm or an arm without a hand or finger
kuṇi · MW 289,2 · Apte 408
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.
Kudus कुदुस regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Kuber कुबेर attested
(afterwards) the god of riches and treasure (regent of the northern…; also in later Sanskṛt kuvera (originally) N. of a…
kubera · MW 291,3 · Apte 410
Kunj कुञ्ज attested
a place overrun with plants or overgrown with creepers, bower, arbour
kuñja · MW 288,1 · Apte 406
Kunda कुन्द attested
a jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum); also a name of Vishnu
kunda · MW 291,2 · Apte 409
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls.
Kupaa कुपा regional
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, kūpa, is a different word.
Kuttappan कुतपन् modern coinage
Kootak कूटक attested
base (as a coin)
kūṭaka · MW 299,3 · Apte 416
Kunjan कुञ्जन् regional
the Tamil/Malayalam form of kuñja: a place overrun with plants or overgrown with creepers, bower, arbour
kuñja · MW 288,1 · Apte 406
Kushtha कुष्ठ attested
the plant Costus speciosus or arabicus (used as a remedy for the…
kuṣṭha · MW 297,3 · Apte 414
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kurbaan कुर्वाण attested
(pr. p. Ā.) doing, making
kurvāṇa · MW 294,2
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kumbhakarn कुम्भकर्ण attested
‘pot-eared’, N. of a Rākṣasa (the brother of Rāvaṇa
kumbhakarṇa · MW 293,1
Kooli कूलि attested
N. of a Brāhman
kūli · MW 300,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kundal कुण्डल attested
(in music) a kind of measure
kuṇḍala · MW 290,1 · Apte 408
Kuttan कुट्टन attested
cutting
kuṭṭana · MW 288,3 · Apte 407
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kush कुश attested
the sacred grass used at certain religious ceremonies (Poa…
kuśa · MW 296,3 · Apte 413
Kuladip कुलदीप attested
the lamp or light or glory of a race or family
kuladīpa · MW 294,3
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kubar कूबर attested
beautiful, agreeable; also the pole of a carriage or the wooden frame to…
kūbara · MW 300,1 · Apte 416
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kushal कुशल attested
welfare, well-being, prosperous condition, happiness
kuśala · MW 297,2 · Apte 414
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Kunal कुणाल attested
a kind of bird
kuṇāla · MW 289,2
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kumbha कुम्भ attested
a jar, pitcher, water-pot, ewer, small water-jar
kumbha · MW 293,1 · Apte 411
Kumodaka कुमोदक attested
a name of Vishnu
kumodaka · MW 286,2 · Apte 410
Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Kunda कुण्ड attested
a jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum); also a name of Vishnu
kuṇḍa · MW 289,3 · Apte 408
The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘a jasmine (Jasminum multiflorum)’.
Kundali कुण्डली attested
a name of Shiva; decorated with earrings
kuṇḍalin · MW 290,1 · Apte 408
Kundara कुन्दर attested
a name of Vishnu; a kind of grass
kundara · MW 291,2 · Apte 409
Kushaketu कुशकेतु attested
a name of Brahma
kuśaketu · MW 297,1
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kushala कुशल attested
right, proper, suitable, good
kuśala · MW 297,2 · Apte 414
Kusheshaya कुशेशय attested
lying in Kuśa grass
kuśeśaya · MW 297,1 · Apte 414
Kusheshayabhu कुशेशयभू attested
a name of Brahma
kuśeśayabhū · MW 297,1
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kustubha कुस्तुभ attested
a name of Vishnu
kustubha · MW 298,3 · Apte 415
Known only from the old word-lists, not from literature.
Kusuma कुसुम attested
a form of fire
kusuma · MW 298,2 · Apte 414
Kuta कुट attested
a house, family
kuṭa · MW 288,1 · Apte 407
Kuvaleshaya कुवलेशय attested
‘resting on a water-lily’, N. of Viṣṇu
kuvaleśaya · MW 296,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Kutter कुठेर attested
the plant Ocimum pilosum
kuṭhera · MW 289,1 · Apte 408
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Kumuda कुमुद attested
camphor
kumuda · MW 292,3 · Apte 410
Kul कुल attested
a noble or eminent family or race; also a herd, troop, flock, assemblage, multitude
kula · MW 294,3 · Apte 412
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Kool कूल attested
a declivity, slope
kūla · MW 300,3 · Apte 417
Neuter in Sanskrit.
Kubal कुवल attested
the fruit of that tree
kuvala · MW 296,2 · Apte 413
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Kurva कुरव attested
having a bad voice
kurava · MW 286,2 · Apte 411
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
MW is Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), by page and column; Apte is The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890), by page. Where a name is not a Sanskrit word, its Devanagari is worked out from the English spelling.
The four padas of Ardra: कु Ku · घ Gha · ङ Na · छ Chha
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