This is a list of submitted names in which the meaning contains the keyword basil.
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Bibirayhon f UzbekFrom the Uzbek
bibi meaning "mother, learned woman, authoritative woman" and
rayhon meaning "basil".
Bosiljka f Croatian, SerbianDerived from
bosiljak, Croatian and Serbian name for the herb "basil" (
Ocimum basilicum), ultimately from Greek
basileus meaning "king".
Gulrayhon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
rayhon meaning "basil".
Hun m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Jaehoon m KoreanFrom 才 "talent, ability" and Sino-Korean 勳 "meritorious deed", 薰 "basil" or 熏 "smoke, fog, vapor".
Jonghoon m KoreanFrom 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, IndonesianDerived 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.
Rekhan f Georgian (Archaic)Derived from Georgian რეხანი
(rekhani), which is a variant form or spelling of რეჰანი
(rehani) meaning "basil" (also see
Reyhan).
Tulsi f & m Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Hindi, NepaliFrom 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, HindiDerived from Sanskrit तुलसी
(tulasi) meaning "holy basil" (a type of plant; see
Tulsi) combined with Sanskrit दास
(dasa) meaning "servant".