Entry № 1374 · Tibetan origin

Dawa Dawa — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ DAH-wah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Tibetan

Meaning

"Moon"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Ancient (Tibetan)

The meaning

A name that means "moon".

Dawa (ཟླ་བ) is the Tibetan word for "moon" — also the word for "Monday" (the moon's day). Used as a unisex name in Tibet, Nepal, and Bhutan.

Dawa is widely used in the Tibetan diaspora.

Moon. The Tibetan lunar.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

ཟླ་བ

Transliteration: Zla-ba
Pronunciation: / ˈdɑː.wə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Dawa stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Dawa · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Dawas before her.

Real people

Dawa Yangzum Sherpa

Nepali mountaineer.

born 1990

In fiction

Dawa

Common Tibetan name.

Names connected to Dawa.

Numerology

The number behind Dawa.

The Seeker

Dawa reduces to seven — the number of Tibetan moon.

Parents on Dawa

Why families chose this name.

"Moon in Tibetan. Four letters. Dawa."

Tenzin · Mother of one · Dharamshala