Tushar

Classical Sanskrit origin

तुषार (tuṣāra): sg. and pl. frost, cold, snow, mist, dew, thin rain.

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Vrishabh
• Nakshatra: Rohini
• More names starting with T

Names with a similar meaning

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

• Soumya — Gentle, pleasing, soft, cool
• Sheetal — Cool, calm, soothing like water
• Seetal — Cool, calm and refreshing
• Hima — Snow, cool, Himalaya
• Zil — Shadow, shade and cool shelter
• Himabindu — Drop of snow, cool and pure

More boys' names of Sanskrit-Marathi origin

• Ganesh — Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god
• Vivek — Wisdom, discernment, intelligence
• Vinayak — Lord Ganesh, remover of obstacles
• Aniket — Homeless wanderer, Lord Shiva
• Anand — Joy, bliss, happiness
• Chinmay — Full of knowledge, consciousness

Other names under Vrishabh rashi

• Vihaan — Dawn, beginning of new era
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Vivaan — Full of life, Sun
• Viaan — Full of life, energy
• Tara — Star, Goddess, protector
• Vedant — Ultimate knowledge, Vedas

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Vrishabh names.

Where this comes from

Tushar's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). 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.