Tulsi

/T-UH-L-S-IY/

Girl Hindu Hindi origin Indian

The holy basil plant, the most sacred herb in Hinduism — Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in every Hindu household that keeps her in a courtyard planter, watered daily and circled with evening lamps

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🌟 What's Tulsi's birth star? 🔢 What's its numerology? 🔊 Does it go with your names? 👶 Is Tulsi right for your baby?

Yes — Tulsi is a Hindu girl name of Hindi origin, meaning “The holy basil plant, the most sacred herb in Hinduism — Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in every Hindu household that keeps her in a courtyard planter, watered daily and circled with evening lamps”.

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NameRoot scoring a name across six signals — phonetics, numerology, birth star, culture, meaning and uniqueness

Six signals — scored for your family, not in the abstract:

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Birth starAuspicious for your baby?

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NumerologyDestiny 9, matched to you

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PhoneticsGoes with your names?

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MeaningThe Divine cluster

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HeritageHindu + family-tree fit

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UniquenessFamiliar vs rare

Meaning & origin

Tulsi is a girl's name of Hindi origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "The holy basil plant, the most sacred herb in Hinduism — Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in every Hindu household that keeps her in a courtyard planter, watered daily and circled with evening lamps" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.

Common among Indian families, Tulsi carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

What's Tulsi's birth star?

In Vedic tradition, a baby's name is matched to their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — usually through its first syllable. Tulsi opens with “Tu.” But whether that's auspicious depends on your baby's exact date, time, and place of birth.

A name's rashi card in the NameRoot app — element, ruling planet, and quality

NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Tulsi aligns with — and how strongly it scores.

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What does Tulsi's numerology say?

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Tulsi resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean

compassion and humanitarian service

Chaldean

material mastery and executive power

Tulsi's destiny number is 9 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Tulsi's full reading →

Does Tulsi go with your family's names?

Tulsi breaks into 5 sounds: /T-UH-L-S-IY/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Tulsi sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Tulsi beside your family's names →

Names similar to Tulsi

If Tulsi resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Hindu girl names, common in Indian families

Aadhya

First power, the primordial feminine energy from which creation began — Aadhya is a name for the goddess Durga as the original shakti, the first energy that existed before anything else. It combines devotional depth with a sound that feels effortlessly modern

Ananya

Unique and incomparable, one who has no equal

Aaradhya

Worthy of worship and deep devotion, one who is cherished and adored

Diya

Light, lamp, radiance — from Sanskrit dīpa or Arabic ḍiyāʾ, both meaning light or radiance. As a name it evokes the small oil lamp lit at Diwali and the warm glow of a flame.

Sharing the same meaning

Other Hindu girl names from the Divine cluster

Myra

Myrrh, the aromatic resin of ancient trade and sacred anointing — Myra carries the Greek word for myrrh, the resin that was one of the Magi's gifts to the infant Jesus and a staple of ancient perfumery. In India the name has been adopted across Hindu and Christian families for its phonetic simplicity and global sound

Anvi

One who follows, from Sanskrit anvī, the feminine of anu (after, following), the devoted one who walks behind. Used as an epithet of Devi in goddess hymns, it names the goddess who accompanies the devotee as protector, compressing divine guardianship into two syllables and the sense of an unseen guide walking always alongside.

Simran

Remembrance of God, the meditative practice of holding the divine name in the heart — Simran is the core Sikh spiritual discipline, the continuous loving remembrance of Waheguru that transforms every ordinary moment into worship. As a name it carries the gentle discipline of a mind trained to return again and again to the sacred, the warmth of a whispered prayer, and the Sikh conviction that God is never farther away than one's own breath

Names that sound similar

Hindu girl names that open with the same syllables as Tulsi

Tulasi

Sacred basil — Tulasi (Kannada ತುಳಸಿ, Sanskrit tulasī) is the sacred basil plant central to Vaishnavite Hindu devotion. The Tulasi plant is considered the earthly form of Lakshmi; daily watering and worship of the household tulasi-vrindavan is a foundational Hindu practice. A name carrying sacred-plant devotion.

Tara

A star, a fixed point of celestial light in the vast dark sky — Tara is both a Hindu and Buddhist name of deep antiquity

Trisha

Thirst, desire, the deep longing of the soul for fulfilment — Trisha names a child for the most fundamental human drive, the restless search for meaning and satisfaction that propels every journey. In philosophical terms trishna is the craving that Buddhism identifies as the cause of suffering, but in the Hindu naming tradition it is reclaimed as aspiration, the productive hunger that drives achievement and the sacred dissatisfaction that keeps the seeker seeking

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Common questions about Tulsi

What does the name Tulsi mean?

Tulsi means "The holy basil plant, the most sacred herb in Hinduism — Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in every Hindu household that keeps her in a courtyard planter, watered daily and circled with evening lamps." It is a girl name of Hindi origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.

Is Tulsi a boy or girl name?

Tulsi is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Tulsi?

Tulsi is of Hindi origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian families.

Is Tulsi a Hindu name?

Yes. Tulsi is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Hindi origin.

What does Tulsi mean in Hindi?

Tulsi originates from Hindi, where it means "The holy basil plant, the most sacred herb in Hinduism — Tulsi is worshipped as a goddess in every Hindu household that keeps her in a courtyard planter, watered daily and circled with evening lamps."

What is the numerology of Tulsi?

Tulsi has a Pythagorean destiny number of 9 — compassion and humanitarian service.

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