33 Buddhist Baby Boy Names with Meaning
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This page keeps 33 names for Buddhist boy names. Chaitya is one spelling to say aloud, and Chaitya means Shrine; sacred place. Chandrakirti means A Buddhist philosopher. Dharmakirti means Glory of dharma. Further down the same list, Kondanna means First disciple of the Buddha. Mahinda means Son of Ashoka who spread the Dhamma. Akshobhya means Unshakable. Read the name page before the shortlist is final, because the pada and the number are written there. Share the page when the family wants the same spellings in front of them. Tradition is a guide, not a forecast.
Akshobhya means Unshakable. Anuruddha means Unobstructed; a disciple of the Buddha. Arhat means Worthy one. Asanga means Unattached; a Buddhist sage.
33 names, in alphabetical order.
- Akshobhyaअक्षोभ्यUnshakable
- Anuruddhaअनुरुद्धUnobstructed; a disciple of the Buddha
- Arhatअर्हतWorthy one
- AsangaअसंगUnattached; a Buddhist sage
- AtishaअतीशA great Buddhist master
- AvalokitअवलोकितThe compassionate one who looks down
- Bodhidharmaबोधिधर्मA Buddhist monk who travelled to China
- Chaityaचैत्यShrine; sacred place
- Chandrakirtiचंद्रकीर्तिA Buddhist philosopher
- Dharmakirtiधर्मकीर्तिGlory of dharma
- Kondannaकोंडन्नFirst disciple of the Buddha
- MahindaमहिंदSon of Ashoka who spread the Dhamma
- Maitreyaमैत्रेयThe future Buddha; friendly
- NagasenaनागसेनA Buddhist sage
- Padmapaniपद्मपाणिLotus-bearing bodhisattva
- Prabudhप्रबुद्धEnlightened
- Sariputraसारिपुत्रChief disciple of the Buddha
- ShantidevaशांतिदेवGod of peace; a Buddhist poet
- Shramanaश्रमणAscetic; seeker
- SougataसौगतFollower of the Buddha
- SubhutiसुभूतिA disciple of the Buddha
- SugataसुगतThe well-gone one; the Buddha
- TathagataतथागतThe Buddha
- Upaguptaउपगुप्तA Buddhist teacher
- UpaliउपालीA disciple of the Buddha
- Vajraवज्रThunderbolt; diamond
- DorjeदोरजेThunderbolt
- JamyangजामयांगGentle voice; Manjushri
- LobsangलोबसांगNoble-minded
- NorbuनोरबूJewel
- ThinleyथिनलेEnlightened activity
- Ugyenउग्येनBirthplace of Guru Rinpoche
- WangchukवांगचुकPowerful
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Questions
- How many names are listed for Buddhist boy names?
- Buddhist boy names lists 33 names. Atisha, Avalokit, Bodhidharma are three of them, each with a meaning on the name page.
- Where do I read the Hindi meaning?
- Open the name. English is beside the spelling, and Hindi is in the Meaning section with the number and the pada.
- Does this list decide the name for us?
- No. It is a reading list. Nakshatra and numerology are shared as tradition, not as a promise about a child.