Aadhira

The name of one of the 27 nakshatras in Hindu and Buddhist astrology, a nakshatra being a lunar mansion, or segment, through which the moon passes. Aadhira, or Ardra, is the sixth of these and is associated with the monsoon season, with the destructive yet restorative deity Rudra, and with characteristics such as empathy, compassion, changeability, and emotional turbulence.

Used as the name (and the main character) of a 2025 Malaysian Tamil-language TV series, this celestial name may see more use in coming years.

Pronounced ah-DHIR-uh.

As of October 2026, Aadhira ranked #5410 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4011 for girls in 2021.