The baby name Basanta Lal is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced buh-SUN-tuh LAHL (IPA: /bəˈsʌntə lɑːl/).
The baby name Basanta Lal is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced buh-SUN-tuh LAHL (IPA: /bəˈsʌntə lɑːl/).
Basanta Lal is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.
Basanta Lal is a South Asian male compound name combining Basanta (from Sanskrit vasanta, "spring") and Lal (Indo-Aryan lal, "beloved, cherished," also "red; ruby"). It is common in Nepali, Bengali, Odia, and Assamese as Basanta, while Hindi and Punjabi favor Basant/Vasant; thus variants include Basant Lal, Vasant Lal, and Vasantlal (Gujarati-style concatenation). Feminine counterparts are Basanti/Vasanti.
The name evokes freshness and renewal with affection, yielding senses like "spring's beloved," "cherished in spring," or poetically "ruby of spring." Lal has long functioned as a given name, affectionate epithet, or hereditary middle/surname in North India and Nepal, so Basanta Lal appears in 19th–20th century records and persists today. Short forms include Basant, Vasant, and Lal. Related names: Basant Kumar, Vasant Rao, and Basanti. Cultural resonance is heightened by the spring festival Basant/Basanta Panchami.
Basanta Lal is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 2 times, across 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
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