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Ram

राम

Ram is a boy's name of Pali origin meaning delight.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Ram is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

boy Pali 1 syllables Root 7 · Neptune

Ram in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
राम
Marathi
राम
Bengali
রাম
Tamil
ராம
Telugu
రామ
Gujarati
રામ
Kannada
ರಾಮ
Malayalam
രാമ
Punjabi
ਰਾਮ
Odia
ରାମ

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
7
Compound 7 — reduce to root 7
Root number
7
Ruling planet: ♆ Neptune
ResearchSpiritualityIndependent consultingEsoteric arts

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 7.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Chitra
Pada 3
Rashi (moon sign)
Tula (Libra)
From the first sound of Ram

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
—
Name is already short and sweet — no obvious short forms
Pronunciation
Easy
1 syllables · Medium for non-Indian speakers

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