Buddhist Baby Names
26 Buddhist names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 26 baby names with a buddhist feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Buddhist Girl Names
Samadhi#1216 in the U.S.State of meditative consciousness; complete absorption; from Sanskrit samadhi (sam: together + ▶Karma#1464 in the U.S.Action, deed; the cycle of cause and effect▶Tenzin#3207 in the U.S.From Tibetan bstan-dzin, meaning 'holder of the teachings' or 'upholder of the Dharma (Buddhist▶Bodhi#3963 in the U.S.From Sanskrit/Pali bodhi, 'awakening, enlightenment' — the Buddha's tree of insight; here for g▶Sonam#10948 in the U.S.From the Tibetan sonam (bsod-nams), 'merit; good fortune; the fruit of virtuous deeds' — a Budd▶Bohdi#12342 in the U.S.A spelling of Bodhi, from the Sanskrit for 'awakening; enlightenment' - the state of insight in▶Jhana#14201 in the U.S.Jhana is the Pali term for meditative absorption — the deep, settled states of concentration de▶Ngawang#15148 in the U.S.A Tibetan name meaning 'possessing the power of speech; master of speech' (ngag-dbang) — a comm▶Maitri#16689 in the U.S.From Sanskrit maitri, 'loving-kindness, friendliness, benevolence' - the Pali equivalent is met▶
Buddhist Boy Names
Bodhi#265 in the U.S.Awakening, enlightenment; the state of wisdom attained by a Buddha▶Kannon#904 in the U.S.English variant of Cannon (the artillery weapon, from French canon; or from canon meaning a chu▶Zen#959 in the U.S.Meditation; from Japanese zen, from Chinese chan, from Sanskrit dhyana (meditation, absorption)▶Tenzin#2279 in the U.S.holder of Buddha Dharma▶Abhay#3037 in the U.S.Fearless; free from fear▶Arhan#3597 in the U.S.From Sanskrit arhan/arhat, 'worthy, deserving' — a being who has conquered inner enemies, rever▶Bhodi#5071 in the U.S.-h- spelling of Bodhi — from Sanskrit bodhi, 'awakening, enlightenment' (the awakening of the B▶Bohdie#7291 in the U.S.A spelling of Bodhi — from Sanskrit, 'awakening; enlightenment' (the bodhi state and the bodhi ▶Kalden#9247 in the U.S.Kalden is a Tibetan name, romanized from a word usually rendered 'endowed with fortune, blessed▶Rahul#11968 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Rahul, often glossed 'efficient; capable' or 'conqueror of all miseries'; bor▶Samyak#12058 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit samyak, 'complete; proper; rightly directed' — a key Buddhist term appearing ▶Kunga#13343 in the U.S.Kunga is a Tibetan name usually rendered 'all-joyous' or 'joy of all' — a Buddhist name with de▶Ngawang#13603 in the U.S.A Tibetan name usually rendered 'powerful speech' or 'master of speech' — ngag ('speech') with ▶Nirvana#13611 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit nirvana, literally 'blowing out; extinguishing' — the state of liberation fro▶Sonam#13911 in the U.S.From the Tibetan word for 'merit' — the spiritual good gathered through virtuous action in Budd▶Tashi#13966 in the U.S.From the Tibetan word for 'auspicious; good fortune', heard daily in the greeting Tashi delek. ▶Tsering#14032 in the U.S.Tsering is a Tibetan name meaning 'long life,' widely given in Tibetan Buddhist families as a b▶
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Popular Buddhist baby names include Bodhi, Kannon, Zen, Samadhi, Karma, Tenzin. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 26 Buddhist baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.