Meaning: From Sanskrit tirtha, a ford or crossing place, and by extension a holy site of pilgrimage — a place where one crosses safely from this world toward the sacred. Widely used as a given name in India, especially in Gujarati and Hindi-speaking families.Medium
In 30 seconds: One deep syllable: Tirth is Sanskrit for a sacred crossing, a place of pilgrimage (said 'TEERTH').
MeaningFrom Sanskrit tirtha, a ford or crossing place, and by extension a holy site of pilgrimage — a place where one crosses safely from this world toward the sacred. Widely used as a given name in India, especially in Gujarati and Hindi-speaking families.
Tirth comes from Sanskrit tirtha, 'crossing place'. In Hindu and Jain tradition a tirtha is a pilgrimage site, and the word underlies Tirthankara, the title of the Jain spiritual teachers. As a modern given name it is common in India and rare abroad (said 'TEERTH').
In the U.S. it is rare, used by Indian-American families. Rare, deep, and one strong beat.
Did you know? Tirtha originally meant a ford — a safe crossing at a river — and came to mean a holy place of pilgrimage. A name that carries the idea of passage toward the sacred, which we note with respect (said 'TEERTH').
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References — Tirth — Sanskrit tirtha, 'ford, pilgrimage place'; Hindu and Jain usage
