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Vasant

“Spring, the flowering season”

2 syllables · 6 letters

About the name Vasant

Vasant is the first of the six Indian seasons and the one the festival of Vasant Panchami is named for, which keeps the word in everyday circulation. Marathi and Gujarati families use it for sons and Vasanti for daughters, but the unmarked form turns up on women in Karnataka too.

Vasant is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced VUH-sunt. On the NameRarity scale it scores 90 out of 100, which places it in the very rare band — a genuinely uncommon pick — most people have never met anyone with this name. Its strongest period was the 1960s.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Spring, the flowering season
Origin
Sanskrit
Gender
Unisex
Pronunciation
VUH-sunt
Syllables
2
Letters
6
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
1960s
Rarity
90 / 100
Per million
~2.5
Starts with
V
Numerology
5 · The Free Spirit

How popular is Vasant?

Popularity10/100
Rarity90/100

Vasant currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.5 people per million carry it — about 1 in 400,000. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Vasant

  • Vasant Desai
    Hindi and Marathi film music composer
  • Vasant Sathe
    Indian Union minister and Congress politician

Spellings and variants of Vasant

BasantVasanthVasanti

Names similar to Vasant

Very Rare

Vasanti

vah-SUN-tee

Of the spring, and a raga of the season

Sanskrit89% rare
Very Rare

Anant

uh-NUNT

Endless, without limit

Sanskrit88% rare
Very Rare

Bhavya

BHAAV-yaa

Grand, splendid, magnificent

Sanskrit90% rare
Very Rare

Hemant

hay-MAHNT

Early winter, the pre-winter season of the Hindu calendar

Sanskrit89% rare
Ultra Rare

Nihar

nih-HAAR

Mist, dew hanging before dawn

Sanskrit93% rare
Ultra Rare

Pallav

PUL-luv

A new leaf, the first shoot of spring

Sanskrit92% rare
Very Rare

Suman

SOO-mun

Good-hearted, also a flower

Sanskrit87% rare
Very Rare

Ujjwal

UJ-wul

Bright, luminous, shining clear

Sanskrit88% rare
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Vasant — frequently asked questions

What does the name Vasant mean?

Vasant means "Spring, the flowering season". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a unisex.

How do you pronounce Vasant?

Vasant is pronounced VUH-sunt, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Vasant?

Vasant scores 90 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it very rare. Roughly 1 in every 400,000 people carry it — about 2.5 per million.

What is the numerology number for Vasant?

Vasant carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 2 and its personality number is 3.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Vasant?

The lucky number for Vasant is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.