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Basavanna

buh-suh-VUN-nuh

/bəsəˈvʌnə/

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Basavanna

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Kannada
Meaning
Bull; relating to Nandi, the sacred bull of Shiva.
Gender
male
Popularity
12th-century Kannada philosopher-saint.

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