Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword basil.
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Bharvi f & m Indian
Means "holy basil (plant)" in Hindi.
Bibirayhon f Uzbek
From the Uzbek bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and rayhon meaning "basil".
Bosiljka f Croatian, Serbian
Derived from bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek basileus meaning "king".
Bosilka f Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian босилек "basil".
Brinda f Indian
Means "the basil plant" in Sanskrit.
Gulrayhon f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek gul meaning "rose, flower" and rayhon meaning "basil".
Hun m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Jaehoon m Korean
From 才 "talent, ability" and Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Jonghoon m Korean
From Sino-Korean 宗 (jong) meaning "lineage, ancestry" and From Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Raihan m & f Bengali, Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic ريحان (rayhan) meaning "basil" (see Rayhana). It is used as a unisex name in Bangladesh and Malaysia (more commonly masculine in the former and primarily feminine in the latter) while it is only masculine in Indonesia.
Rayhanah f Bengali
Meaning "Aromatic Smell of Basil".
Rehan f Armenian
Means "basil" in Armenian.
Rekhan f Georgian (Archaic)
Derived from Georgian რეხანი (rekhani), which is a variant form or spelling of რეჰანი (rehani) meaning "basil" (also see Reyhan).
Rîhan f Kurdish
Means "basil" in Kurdish.
Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, Nepali
From Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasī) meaning "holy basil (a type of plant)". The plant is considered sacred in Hinduism, and it is sometimes personified as an avatar of Lakshmi.
Tulsidas m Indian, Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit तुलसी (tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास (dasa) meaning "servant".