Basava
Sanskrit · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Basava
Basava derives from Sanskrit बसव (basava), meaning "bull" or "ox," with roots in Indo-Aryan languages where it carries symbolic significance in Hindu philosophy and cosmology.
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Etymology
Basava derives from Sanskrit बसव (basava), meaning "bull" or "ox," with roots in Indo-Aryan languages where it carries symbolic significance in Hindu philosophy and cosmology. The name is primarily used in Hindu and Kannada cultures, most notably associated with the 12th-century Kannada social reformer and philosopher Basaveshwara, who founded the Lingayat movement in Karnataka, India.
Basava currently ranks #2,073 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.
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