Bakulika
Bakulika (बकुलिका) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Little bakula flower; the small Mimusops”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Bakulika (बकुलिका) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Little bakula flower; the small Mimusops”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Bakulika (बकुलिका, IAST: bakulikā) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Little bakula flower; the small Mimusops”. Diminutive of bakula (the Mimusops elengi flower); the small fragrant bloom.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Bakulika (बकुलिका) is built from bakula — the Sanskrit name for the Mimusops elengi flower, a small fragrant white-cream bloom that opens at evening — with the diminutive feminine ending. The literal sense is "the little bakula flower."
In Sanskrit literary tradition the bakula is one of the standard flowers paired with the campaka and mallika in evening descriptions. The bakula-mala (garland of bakula flowers) is a recurring image in Sanskrit poetry.
A daughter named Bakulika is named after this gentle evening flower.
Pronunciation: ba-KU-li-kaa. Pair with classical surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Bakulika aligns with the Mula nakshatra, under the Dhanu rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Bakula, Champa, Mallika. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.