The baby name Basanta Singh is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced bah-SUN-tah SING (IPA: /bɑːˈsʌn.tə sɪŋ/).
The baby name Basanta Singh is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced bah-SUN-tah SING (IPA: /bɑːˈsʌn.tə sɪŋ/).
Basanta Singh is Bengali, Punjabi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Basanta Singh combines the Sanskrit-derived given name Basanta with the widespread North Indian surname Singh. Basanta (from Sanskrit Vasanta) means “spring,” evoking renewal, blossoms, and auspicious beginnings; it appears in classical Sanskrit poetry as the personified season and is celebrated in the Basant Panchami festival. The name is common in Nepali, Odia, Bengali, Assamese, Hindi, and Punjabi, with variants Basant, Vasant, Vasanth, and Basantha (scripts: बसन्त/वसन्त, বসন্ত, ବସନ୍ତ, ਬਸੰਤ). Feminine forms include Basanti and Vasanti.
Singh, from Sanskrit siṃha “lion,” originated as a Rajput epithet and, after 1699, became the prescribed surname for Sikh men under Guru Gobind Singh; it later spread more broadly across North India and the diaspora. Together, Basanta Singh suggests a north or eastern subcontinental heritage. Related surnames include Sinha; cognate given names include Vasant/Vasanth. Short forms Basant/Vasant are common.
Basanta Singh is extremely rare. There are only 2 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
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