Save Gender Masculine Usage Hinduism Scripts वसुदेव(Sanskrit) Meaning & History From Sanskrit वसु (vasu) meaning "excellent, good, wealthy" and देव (deva) meaning "god". This was the name of the father of Krishna. Krishna is also called by the patronymic वसूदेव (Vasūdeva). Related Names Rootsvasu + deva Categories deities, greatness, theophoric names