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Kush
कुशSay it KUSH
- Meaning
- The sacred kuśa grass; name of a son of Rāma Monier-Williams, p. 296
- Say it
- KUSH
- Written
- कुश
- Other spellings
- Kusha
- First sound
- कु · Mithun rashi
Kush
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Kush meaning
Kush (कुश) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin. By its first sound, कु, it is a Mithun rashi name (Ardra nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
The sacred kuśa grass; name of a son of Rāma
Kush (कुश) is Sanskrit kuśa, the sacred grass used at religious ceremonies, which Monier-Williams identifies as Poa cynosuroides, a grass with long pointed stalks, cited from Manu and the Mahābhārata; the Brāhmaṇas usually call it darbha. Kuśa is also the name of a son of Rāma in the Harivaṃśa and Kālidāsa's Raghuvaṃśa, and the Rāmāyaṇa pairs him with his brother Lava as kuśī-lavau. In the tradition of the Rāmāyaṇa's last book, Sītā gives birth to the twins Lava and Kuśa in the hermitage of the sage Vālmīki. Kuśadvīpa, one of the great divisions of the world in Puranic cosmology, carries the same name. Kusha is a spelling closer to the Sanskrit.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 296 · entry kuśa · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, kuśa, p. 296 · Monier-Williams, kuśī-lava, p. 297 · LACMA, Sita in Valmiki's hermitage (Ramayana painting)
Famous namesakes
- Kusha, son of Rama and Sita in the Ramayana
Fits your syllable
First sound कु
Ardra nakshatra, pada 1 · Mithun rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Kush · Kusha