Bakula
/B-AA-K-UH-L-AA/
The Spanish cherry, the bakula tree — Bakula (Sanskrit bakula) names the small star-shaped white flower with intense fragrance, beloved across classical Sanskrit poetry. The Mimusops elengi tree is one of India's most-celebrated fragrant flora.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Bakula is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “The Spanish cherry, the bakula tree — Bakula (Sanskrit bakula) names the small star-shaped white flower with intense fragrance, beloved across classical Sanskrit poetry. The Mimusops elengi tree is one of India's most-celebrated fragrant flora.”.
Bakula is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "The Spanish cherry, the bakula tree — Bakula (Sanskrit bakula) names the small star-shaped white flower with intense fragrance, beloved across classical Sanskrit poetry. The Mimusops elengi tree is one of India's most-celebrated fragrant flora." and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Common among Indian, American, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Bakula carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Bakula's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Bakula opens with “Ba”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Bakula aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Bakula's nakshatra reading →What does Bakula'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 Bakula resonates in either tradition.
Bakula's destiny number is 3 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Bakula's full reading →
Does Bakula go with your family's names?
Bakula breaks into 6 sounds: /B-AA-K-UH-L-AA/. 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 Bakula 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 Bakula beside your family's names →
Names similar to Bakula
If Bakula 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
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Bakula
What does the name Bakula mean?
Bakula means "The Spanish cherry, the bakula tree — Bakula (Sanskrit bakula) names the small star-shaped white flower with intense fragrance, beloved across classical Sanskrit poetry. The Mimusops elengi tree is one of India's most-celebrated fragrant flora.." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Bakula a boy or girl name?
Bakula is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Bakula?
Bakula is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, American, Marathi families.
Is Bakula a Hindu name?
Yes. Bakula is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Bakula mean in Sanskrit?
Bakula originates from Sanskrit, where it means "The Spanish cherry, the bakula tree — Bakula (Sanskrit bakula) names the small star-shaped white flower with intense fragrance, beloved across classical Sanskrit poetry. The Mimusops elengi tree is one of India's most-celebrated fragrant flora.."
What is the numerology of Bakula?
Bakula has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.
What is Bakula's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Ba", Bakula falls under the Rohini nakshatra and Vrishabha (Taurus) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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