1000 Buddhist Baby Names with Origins

Buddhist Baby Boy Names with Origins, Meanings & Personality

  Popular Buddhist Boy Names

1. Ananda (आनन्द) [Sanskrit] – Bliss, happiness; Joyful, kind, and peaceful
2. Bodhi (बोधि) [Sanskrit] – Enlightenment; Wise, intellectual, and spiritual
3. Chandima (චන්දිමා) [Pali/Sinhala] – Moonlight; Gentle, calm, and radiant
4. Dhamma (धम्म) [Pali] – The universal truth; Honest, righteous, and devoted
5. Gautam (गौतम) [Sanskrit] – Name of Buddha; Noble, wise, and compassionate
6. Jampa (བྱམས་པ་) [Tibetan] – Loving-kindness; Affectionate, caring, and gentle
7. Karma (कर्म) [Sanskrit] – Action, destiny; Hardworking, responsible, and determined
8. Lobsang (བློ་བཟང་) [Tibetan] – Noble mind; Intelligent, thoughtful, and insightful
9. Metta (मेंत्ता) [Pali] – Loving-kindness; Gentle, friendly, and affectionate
10. Nanda (नन्द) [Sanskrit] – Joy, happiness; Cheerful, positive, and kind
11. Padma (पद्म) [Sanskrit] – Lotus, purity; Pure-hearted, peaceful, and graceful
12. Rinpoche (རིན་པོ་ཆེ་) [Tibetan] – Precious one; Wise, respected, and noble
13. Sangye (སངས་རྒྱས་) [Tibetan] – Awakened one; Enlightened, spiritual, and kind
14. Tenzin (བསྟན་འཛིན་) [Tibetan] – Upholder of teachings; Devoted, disciplined, and wise
15. Upali (उपालि) [Pali] – A chief disciple of Buddha; Loyal, determined, and wise
16. Vajra (वज्र) [Sanskrit] – Thunderbolt, diamond; Strong, fearless, and resilient
17. Yeshe (ཡེ་ཤེས་) [Tibetan] – Wisdom; Intelligent, insightful, and noble
18. Zopa (བཟོ་པ་) [Tibetan] – Patience; Calm, forgiving, and strong
19. Siddhartha (सिद्धार्थ) [Sanskrit] – One who attains enlightenment; Wise, spiritual, and determined
20. Bhante (भन्ते) [Pali] – Respected monk; Humble, disciplined, and noble
21. Dawa (ཟླ་བ་) [Tibetan] – Moon; Serene, imaginative, and peaceful
22. Sacca (सच्च) [Pali] – Truth; Honest, pure, and wise
23. Bimba (बिम्ब) [Sanskrit] – Reflection, image; Thoughtful, creative, and visionary
24. Mingyur (མིང་གྱུར་) [Tibetan] – Everlasting name; Strong, noble, and enduring
25. Jigme (འཇིགས་མེད་) [Tibetan] – Fearless; Brave, confident, and courageous

Buddhist Baby Girl Names with Origins, Meanings & Personality

   Popular Buddhist Girl Names

1. Ariya (अरिय) [Pali] – Noble, pure; Graceful, kind, and wise
2. Bodhicitta (बोधिचित्त) [Sanskrit] – Awakening mind; Compassionate, spiritual, and intelligent
3. Champa (चम्पा) [Sanskrit] – A fragrant flower; Elegant, beautiful, and kind
4. Dipa (दीपा) [Sanskrit] – Light, lamp; Bright, warm, and inspiring
5. Gyalmo (རྒྱལ་མོ་) [Tibetan] – Queen, victorious one; Strong, graceful, and noble
6. Karuna (करुणा) [Sanskrit] – Compassion; Loving, kind, and selfless
7. Lhamo (ལྷ་མོ་) [Tibetan] – Goddess, divine; Pure, gentle, and powerful
8. Mei (美) [Chinese] – Beauty; Elegant, artistic, and kind
9. Nirvana (निर्वाण) [Sanskrit] – Liberation, enlightenment; Wise, spiritual, and peaceful
10. Padmani (पद्मनी) [Sanskrit] – Lotus flower; Pure, graceful, and kind
11. Samadhi (समाधि) [Sanskrit] – Deep meditation; Focused, peaceful, and wise
12. Tashi (བཀྲ་ཤིས་) [Tibetan] – Auspiciousness; Lucky, bright, and cheerful
13. Uma (उमा) [Sanskrit] – Tranquility, splendor; Peaceful, gentle, and kind
14. Yasodhara (यशोधरा) [Sanskrit] – Wife of Buddha; Loyal, devoted, and noble
15. Zaya (ဇယ) [Burmese] – Victory; Courageous, determined, and bold
16. Chandra (चन्द्र) [Sanskrit] – Moon; Serene, calm, and graceful
17. Vimala (विमला) [Sanskrit] – Pure, spotless; Innocent, kind, and virtuous
18. Pema (པདྨ་) [Tibetan] – Lotus; Gentle, kind, and loving
19. Suvarna (सुवर्णा) [Sanskrit] – Golden, precious; Beautiful, elegant, and radiant
20. Dechen (བདེ་ཆེན་) [Tibetan] – Great bliss; Joyful, lively, and compassionate
21. Metok (མེ་ཏོག་) [Tibetan] – Flower; Delicate, artistic, and loving
22. Shanti (शान्ति) [Sanskrit] – Peace; Calm, wise, and patient
23. Anuradha (अनुराधा) [Sanskrit] – A bright star; Intelligent, radiant, and graceful
24. Sundari (सुन्दरी) [Sanskrit] – Beautiful, charming; Elegant, kind, and warm
25. Jaya (जया) [Sanskrit] – Victory, triumph; Brave, determined, and strong

Unique Buddhist Baby Boy Names with Origins & Meanings

26. Ashoka (अशोक) [Sanskrit] – Without sorrow; Strong, kind, and compassionate
27. Bhavana (भावना) [Pali/Sanskrit] – Meditation, spiritual cultivation; Thoughtful, wise, and peaceful
28. Chokyi (ཆོས་ཀྱི་) [Tibetan] – Dharma-related; Righteous, disciplined, and devoted
29. Dharanidhar (धरणीधर) [Sanskrit] – Holder of the Earth; Strong, responsible, and patient
30. Ekarat (เอกราช) [Thai] – Supreme ruler; Noble, confident, and wise
31. Gampopa (དགའ་འཕོ་པ་) [Tibetan] – Spiritual teacher’s name; Intelligent, disciplined, and insightful
32. Harsha (हर्ष) [Sanskrit] – Happiness, joy; Cheerful, kind, and warm
33. Indrajit (इन्द्रजित) [Sanskrit] – Conqueror of Indra; Brave, determined, and victorious
34. Jinpa (བྱིན་པ་) [Tibetan] – Generosity; Giving, kind, and humble
35. Kensho (見性) [Japanese] – Seeing one’s true nature; Enlightened, wise, and understanding
36. Lalit (ललित) [Sanskrit] – Beautiful, charming; Graceful, kind, and artistic
37. Mingmar (མིང་མར་) [Tibetan] – Born on a Tuesday; Lucky, joyful, and active
38. Niranjan (निरंजन) [Sanskrit] – Pure, without blemish; Honest, pure-hearted, and wise
39. Omkar (ओंकार) [Sanskrit] – Sacred sound ‘Om’; Spiritual, strong, and thoughtful
40. Prajna (प्रज्ञा) [Sanskrit] – Supreme wisdom; Intellectual, mindful, and insightful
41. Ruchira (रुचिर) [Sanskrit] – Bright, radiant; Intelligent, charismatic, and warm
42. Suman (सुमन) [Sanskrit] – Well-minded, kind-hearted; Gentle, thoughtful, and positive
43. Tashi Wangchuk (བཀྲ་ཤིས་དབང་ཕྱུག་) [Tibetan] – Lord of good fortune; Prosperous, successful, and wise
44. Upagupta (उपगुप्त) [Pali] – A famous Buddhist monk; Humble, noble, and wise
45. Vajrapani (वज्रपाणि) [Sanskrit] – Holder of the thunderbolt; Strong, fearless, and powerful
46. Yeshi (ཡེ་ཤིས་) [Tibetan] – Primordial wisdom; Enlightened, patient, and noble
47. Zhong (忠) [Chinese] – Loyalty, faithfulness; Dedicated, responsible, and moral
48. Chogden (ཆོས་དགེན་) [Tibetan] – Excellent dharma; Righteous, honest, and wise
49. Sudharma (सुधर्मा) [Sanskrit] – Good law, righteousness; Moral, kind, and fair
50. Tenzing (བསྟན་འཛིན་) [Tibetan] – Upholder of teachings; Devoted, determined, and wise

Buddhist Baby Girl Names with Origins

 Unique Buddhist Girl Names

26. Anula (अनुला) [Pali] – Gentle, kind; Soft-hearted, peaceful, and loving
27. Bhavya (भाव्या) [Sanskrit] – Splendid, grand; Noble, generous, and wise
28. Choden (ཆོས་ལྡན་) [Tibetan] – Possessing dharma; Righteous, disciplined, and devoted
29. Deki (བདེ་སྐྱིད་) [Tibetan] – Happiness, bliss; Joyful, cheerful, and kind
30. Eshani (ईशानी) [Sanskrit] – Goddess, supreme; Graceful, noble, and strong
31. Fumiko (文子) [Japanese] – Wise, intellectual child; Smart, thoughtful, and articulate
32. Ganga (गङ्गा) [Sanskrit] – Holy river; Pure-hearted, graceful, and peaceful
33. Harini (हारिणी) [Sanskrit] – Goddess Lakshmi, deer; Gentle, nurturing, and elegant
34. Indira (इन्दिरा) [Sanskrit] – Beauty, splendor; Charismatic, graceful, and noble
35. Jampa Dolma (བྱམས་པ་སྒྲོལ་མ་) [Tibetan] – Loving Tara; Kind, compassionate, and wise
36. Khema (खेमा) [Pali] – Peace, security; Calm, mindful, and strong
37. Lakshita (लक्षित) [Sanskrit] – Distinguished, wise; Intelligent, unique, and bright
38. Metog Dolma (མེ་ཏོག་སྒྲོལ་མ་) [Tibetan] – Flower Tara; Beautiful, kind, and spiritual
39. Nimai (निमाई) [Bengali] – Little sister; Loving, nurturing, and gentle
40. Padmavati (पद्मावती) [Sanskrit] – Goddess of the lotus; Pure, kind, and wise
41. Rinchen (རིན་ཆེན་) [Tibetan] – Precious jewel; Valuable, intelligent, and spiritual
42. Shanta (शान्ता) [Sanskrit] – Peaceful, calm; Gentle, kind, and wise
43. Tenzing Lhamo (བསྟན་འཛིན་ལྷ་མོ་) [Tibetan] – Goddess upholding the teachings; Wise, graceful, and strong
44. Upasika (उपासिका) [Pali] – Devoted female lay disciple; Dedicated, spiritual, and humble
45. Varada (वरदा) [Sanskrit] – Granting wishes, Goddess; Generous, kind, and noble
46. Yeshe Dolma (ཡེ་ཤེས་སྒྲོལ་མ་) [Tibetan] – Wisdom Tara; Insightful, spiritual, and graceful
47. Zaya Dolkar (ဇယ ဒေါ်ကာ) [Tibetan] – Victory, white lotus; Pure, noble, and successful
48. Sundari Devi (सुन्दरी देवी) [Sanskrit] – Beautiful goddess; Charming, kind, and loving
49. Jinmay (ལྷུན་གྲུབ་) [Tibetan] – Natural perfection; Wise, complete, and harmonious
50. Chodron (ཆོས་སྒྲོན་) [Tibetan] – Torch of dharma; Enlightened, bright, and inspiring

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