Thulasi
Thulasi means Holy basil plant, sacred to Vishnu.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Malayalam |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Starts with | T |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Vrishabh
- Nakshatra: Krittika
- More names starting with T
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Holy basil plant, sacred to Vishnu”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Rehan — Meanings families give: Sweet basil, fragrant; Fragrant herb, sweet basil
- Vrinda — Meanings families give: Goddess Radha, tulsi plant, holy basil; Holy basil, Goddess Radha; Holy basil, Tulsi, a form of Radha; Tulsi plant; Radha; group of girls; Tulsi plant, Radha; Tulsi plant, devoted, goddess Radha
- Rehana — Sweet basil, fragrance
- Tulasi — Meanings families give: The holy basil plant, sacred herb; Holy basil plant, sacred; Sacred basil plant, divine herb; Sacred basil plant, holy plant of Vishnu
- Pavani — holy basil
- Brinda — Meanings families give: Holy basil, Vrindavan; Tulsi plant, devoted
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Malayalam origin
Other names under Vrishabh rashi
- Vihaan — Meanings families give: Dawn, morning; Dawn, morning, beginning; Dawn, beginning of new era; Dawn, morning, beginning of light
- Vamika — Meanings families give: Goddess Durga, moving to the left; Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
- Vivaan — Meanings families give: Full of life; Full of life, rays of the morning sun; Full of life, Sun; Full of life, sunrise
- Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated
- Tara — n. a star
- Vedant — Meanings families give: Ultimate knowledge; End of Vedas, the Upanishads and highest knowledge; Ultimate wisdom, end of the Vedas; Ultimate knowledge; Vedanta philosophy; Ultimate knowledge, Vedas; Ultimate knowledge, Vedanta philosophy
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.
Where this comes from
Thulasi has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.