Jewish Baby Names

Basha

באַשע

• Gender: Female
• Origin: Yiddish
• Meaning: daughter of God
• Basha is a Yiddish spin on a name with deep biblical and mystical roots. It’s often linked to Batsheva, King David’s wife and the mother of Solomon, whose story is one of beauty, power and complication. But Basha is also connected to Batya — the name Jewish tradition gives to Pharaoh’s daughter, who drew baby Moses from the Nile and raised him as her own. According to midrash, God said to her: “You called him your son; I’ll call you My daughter.” That’s where we get the meaning “daughter of God.” So while Basha may sound soft and affectionate, it carries a quietly heroic legacy.
• Alternate Spellings: Bashe
• Hebrew Equivalent:
  Batsheva
• Potential Sibling Name:
  Bayla
  ,
  Zelda
  ,
  Mendel
  ,
  Faivish
• Theme: God