About the name Bageshri
Bageshri is sung by a woman waiting for a lover who has not come, and the raga has supplied half a century of film melodies for exactly that mood. The name is rare enough that most people meet it first in a concert programme.
Bageshri is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced bah-gesh-REE. On the NameRarity scale it scores 97 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Bageshri?
Bageshri currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 769,231. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Bageshri
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Bageshri yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Bageshri
Names similar to Bageshri
Bhairavi
bhy-RAH-vee
The fearsome one, a form of Parvati and a dawn raga
Chandrika
CHUN-drih-kah
Moonlight; a name of the goddess Durga
Ratri
RAH-tree
Night personified as a goddess in the Rigveda
Gayatri
GAH-yah-tree
The sacred Vedic metre and the mantra addressed to the sun, personified as a goddess
Chamunda
chah-MOON-dah
The goddess who slew the demons Chanda and Munda
Durga
DOOR-gah
The unassailable one, the fortress; the warrior goddess who slays Mahishasura
Indrani
in-DRAH-nee
Consort of Indra, queen of the heavens, also called Shachi
Kamakshi
kah-MAHK-shee
She whose eyes awaken desire, the goddess enshrined at Kanchipuram
Bageshri — frequently asked questions
What does the name Bageshri mean?
Bageshri means "A night raga of longing, literally the goddess of the garden". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Bageshri?
Bageshri is pronounced bah-gesh-REE, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Bageshri?
Bageshri scores 97 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 769,231 people carry it — about 1.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Bageshri?
Bageshri carries the expression number 6, known as The Nurturer. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Bageshri?
The lucky number for Bageshri is 6 (with 15, 24, 33 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Rose Blush. The traditional lucky day is Friday and the associated gemstone is Rose Quartz.