Traditions · Buddhist

Buddhist girls’ names

Names used across the Buddhist world — Pali and Sanskrit roots, and their forms in Thai, Tibetan, Burmese, Sinhala and Japanese.

555 names · 22 languages on this page
A tradition is the cultural context a name is used in — not a statement about anyone who bears it. Many of these names are shared across faiths, and a name appearing here does not mean it belongs to one community alone.
Sanskrit 229
Aamrapali Abhaya Abhijna Abhita Achala Achira Ahimsa Ajapala Akshaja Amita Amrapali Amravati Anaagata Ananda Anandini Anjali Anjalika Anuradha Apeksha Apsara Aradhana Arhya Aum Bakula Bala Balada Bandana Batika Bhavna Bodhi Candra Chakravartini Champabai Champavati Chandana Chandrika Charumati Charushila Chetana Chetika Chintamani Chitranjali Dakini Darshana Datri Deeksha Deepavali Dhairya Dharani Dharini Dharma Dhyaana Dhyana Didda Dilani Dilrukshi Ekagra Ellora Gathika Geethika Gnanashri Gopa Guhyeshvari Gurudarshini Harina Harini Hemavati Hridaya Ikshvaku Indeevari Indradevi Jivika Kaivalya Kalinga Kanishka Kanya Kapila Karma Karuna Karunya Kaushalya Kinnari Kshema Kusha Lakshana Lakshanya Lipi Lochana Mahamaya Mahamayi Mahamudra Maitri Maitrini Mamata Manimekalai Manimekhala Manjusha Manjushri Mantra Marichika Maya Mayuri Mithali Mudita Mukti Naagini Naga Narangi Nayana Neelotpala Niguma Niranjana Nirosha Padma Padmalata Padmalatha Padmapani Padmé Pradnya Pragna Prajna Prajnamayi Pratiti Pravrajika Priya Pundarika Purnima Ratna Ratnavali Riddhi Ridhima Roopa Roopam Rupa Sadhana Sahaja Sahasrika Sahaya Samadhi Samatha Samati Samvedana Sanghamitra Sanjukta Sankalpa Sannati Saptaparni Satyavika Shalini Shanti Sheela Shradha Shravanti Shvetha Siddhi Siriporn Sparsha Spruha Sthavi Sudharma Sudiksha Sujata Sukruti Sumagadhi Sumedha Sunanda Surasundari Susheela Sushila Swastika Tapasi Tapaswini Tapasya Tara Taraka Tarhini Taritra Taru Teja Tharindi Triloki Trishna Upali Upasika Urna Ushnisha Utpala Utpalika Vaishali Vaishalini Vaishravani Vajra Vajrayogini Vandika Varadha Vasudhamayi Vasudhara Vasumitra Vasundhara Vimala Vimalika Vinamrata Vinaya Vineetha Vinitha Vipula Virya Vishaakha Vishaal Vishaka Vishakha Vishaki Vrutti Vyshali Wipa Yaana Yakshi Yakshini Yakshita Yashodha Yashodhara Yashodharini Yashodhi Yashodini Yatha Yathi Yati Yatra Yukti
Other 80
Japanese 69
Chinese 36
Korean 33
Vietnamese 29
Tibetan 15
Mongolian 14
Thai 11
Khmer 10
Burmese 10
Pali 6
Sinhala 4
Lao 1
Tamil 1
Filipino 1
Persian 1
Arabic 1
Cambodian 1
Hmong 1
English 1
Javanese 1