Vasishtha

In the epics

Vasishtha appears in the Rāmāyaṇa as a sage: Supreme among those who knew the Vedas; royal preceptor who made Rama and Sita observe their fasting vows.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Most excellent, wealthiest”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Rishabh — the best or most excellent of any kind or race
• Shrestha — Best, most excellent
• Pritam — Beloved, the one most loved
• Param — chief, highest, primary, most prominent or conspicuous
• Mohini — Meanings families give: Enchantress, one who bewilders; Most beautiful, enchantress, Mohiniyattam dance
• Uttam — Meanings families give: Best, highest and most excellent among all; Best, excellent, supreme; Best, highest, excellent; supreme one; Best, excellent; Best, the highest and most excellent

More boys' names of Sanskrit origin

• Reyansh — Meanings families give: Ray of light; Ray of light, part of God Vishnu
• Aryan — Noble, of high birth
• Krish — Meanings families give: Lord Krishna; Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Aarush — Meanings families give: First ray of sun; First ray of the winter sun, calm radiance
• Arnav — come from the sea
• Viaan — Meanings families give: Full of life, energy; Full of energy, lively, animated

Where this comes from

Vasishtha 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.