What does the name Rehan mean?

Rehan means "Fragrant herb, sweet basil". It is a boy's name of Arabic origin.

Rehan

Rehan means Fragrant herb, sweet basil.

Gender	boy
Origin	Arabic
Language	Multi-regional
Starts with	R

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Fragrant herb, sweet basil”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

Rehana — Sweet basil, fragrance
Thulasi — Holy basil plant, sacred to Vishnu
Tulasi — Sacred basil plant, holy plant of Vishnu
Brinda — Holy basil, Vrindavan
Myra — Sweet, fragrant
Yasmin — Jasmine flower, fragrant

More boys' names of Arabic origin

Ayaan — Gift of God, speed
Kabir — Great, the Almighty
Zain — Beauty, grace
Rayan — Gate to paradise, soft wind
Zayn — Beauty, grace, elegance
Reyaan — Flower in paradise

Where this comes from

Rehan has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.