रू (Ru) is the naming syllable of Swati nakshatra, pada 1, in Tula rashi. These are the 30 names in Kalava's list that begin with it, each with its meaning as the Sanskrit dictionary prints it.
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Ruchi रुचि attested
(ruci, ) light, lustre, splendour, beauty
ruci · MW 882,2 · Apte 914
Ruhee रुही regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Rupa रूप attested
handsome form, loveliness, grace, beauty, splendour; also any outward appearance or phenomenon or colour
rūpa · MW 886,1 · Apte 916
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rukmini रुक्मिनी attested
wearing golden ornaments, adorned with gold
rukmin · MW 882,1 · Apte 913
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rupavathi रूपवती attested
a handsome woman (N. of various women)
rūpavatī · MW 886,2
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rudi रूढि attested
fame, celebrity, notoriety; also rise, ascent (lit. and fig.), increase, growth
rūḍhi · MW 885,3 · Apte 915
Feminine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to boys; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rudra रुद्रा attested
Shiva (the deity's own name); (prob.) crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible
rudra · MW 883,1 · Apte 914
The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘Shiva (the deity's own name)’.
Rudrani रुद्राणी attested
Rudra's wife, the goddess Durgā
rudrāṇī · MW 884,1 · Apte 915
Rupa रूपा attested
N. of a river
rūpā · MW 886,1
Rucha रुचा attested
bright, radiant, brilliant
ruca · MW 882,2
The dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Rudra रुद्र attested
Shiva (the deity's own name); (prob.) crying, howling, roaring, dreadful, terrific, terrible
rudra · MW 883,1 · Apte 914
The dictionary's sense is unflattering: ‘Shiva (the deity's own name)’.
Room रूम attested
N. of a place
rūma · MW 886,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Rum रुम attested
N. of a man
ruma · MW 884,3
In Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Rushil रुशिल modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.
Ruhaan रुहान modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.
Rumana रुमण attested
N. of an ape
rumaṇa · MW 884,3
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls; in Monier-Williams only, not in Apte.
Ruchi रुचि attested
pleasant, agreeable
ruci · MW 882,2 · Apte 914
Ruchy रुच्य attested
bright, radiant, beautiful, pleasing
rucya · MW 882,3 · Apte 914
Masculine in Sanskrit, but given mostly to girls; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Ruchikara रुचिकर attested
causing pleasure, exciting desire
rucikara · MW 882,2
Ruchira रुचिर attested
bright, brilliant, radiant, splendid, beautiful
rucira · MW 882,2 · Apte 914
Rukma रुक्म attested
‘what is bright or radiant’, an ornament of gold
rukma · MW 882,1 · Apte 913
Rukmangada रुक्माङ्गद attested
wearing a golden bracelet on the upper arm
rukmāṅgada · MW 882,1
Rukmaratha रुक्मरथ attested
a golden chariot
rukmaratha · MW 882,1
Rupya रूप्य attested
well-shaped, beautiful
rūpya · MW 886,3 · Apte 916
No names of this kind begin with this syllable.
Rumi रुमी regional
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning.
Rook रूक regional
Not a Sanskrit word; the nearest dictionary word, ruka, is a different word.
Roosan रूषण attested
covering, strewing
rūṣaṇa · MW 886,3 · Apte 916
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rupadhara रूपधर attested
having the form or shape of, being of the colour of
rūpadhara · MW 886,1
Roopan रूपण attested
figurative illustration, metaphorical description
rūpaṇa · MW 886,3 · Apte 916
Neuter in Sanskrit; the dictionary has the word, but never as anybody's name.
Rujula रुजुल modern coinage
Not a Sanskrit word, so the dictionary gives it no meaning; its source language has not been checked.
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 Swati: रू Ru · रे Re · रो Ro · ता Ta
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