Vajra Vajra — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

Vajra is from the Sanskrit Vajrā. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Vajra is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Vajrā thunderbolt-diamond-Devi + Sanskrit vaj be-strong + foundational central Vajra foundational-central-Sanskrit-Thunderbolt Diamond Indras-weapon foundational-central-Indras-Vajra-Ayudha + foundational central Vajra foundational-central-Indras-Weapon made-from Dadhīci-Rishis-bones foundational-central-Vajra-Dadhīchi-narrative in-Bhāgavata Purana Canto 6 Chapter 9-11 Vajra-Dadhīchi-Vṛtra-Vadha foundational-central-Indra-Vṛtra-narrative + foundational central Vṛtra-Vadha foundational-central-Rigveda-central-narrative Indra-slew-Vṛtra-Serpent-with-Vajra in Rigveda 1.32 Indra-Vṛtra-Sūkta 15-verses indrasya nu vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yāni cakāra prathamāni vajrī foundational-central-Rigveda-Indra-Vritra + foundational central Rigveda 1.32 foundational-central-Indras-Vajra-Vṛtra-hymn + foundational central Vajrayāna foundational-central-Diamond-Vehicle 3rd-Buddhist-vehicle Mantrayāna-Tantric-Buddhism + Hinayāna + Mahāyāna + Vajrayāna foundational-central-3-Buddhist-Yānas + foundational central Vajrayāna foundational-central-Tantric-Tibetan-Buddhism 6-Nyingma-Kagyu-Sakya-Gelug-Jonang-Bon-schools + foundational central Vajra foundational-central-Tantric-ritual-object Ghaṇṭā-bell + Vajra-Dorje-thunderbolt paired-in Tantric-ritual foundational-central + foundational central Vajra-Sattva foundational-central-Buddhist-Bodhisattva Diamond-Being foundational-central-100-Syllable-Mantra oṃ vajra-sattva samaya-manupālaya + foundational central Vajra-Yoginī + Vajra-Vārāhī foundational-central-Tantric-Buddhist-Devis + Vajra-Nairātmyā + Vajra-Kāli foundational-central-Vajra-Devi-forms + foundational central Vajra-Bhairava foundational-central-Yamāntaka-9-headed-Buddhist-Devata + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 10:28 āyudhānām ahaṃ vajraṃ dhenūnām asmi kāma-dhuk + 11:19 an-ādi-madhyāntam ananta-vīryam ananta-bāhuṃ śaśi-sūrya-netram + foundational pan-Vedic-Buddhist heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.