name
Dolker
DOL-kur
ˈdɒlkərListen
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Syllable breakdown
Dolker
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Bunan/Tinan (India/Himalaya)
- Meaning
- a Bunan feminine name meaning she who liberates or the goddess of liberation; a contracted form of Dolma-kar, with Dolma being the Tibetan name for Tara, the bodhisattva of compassion and deliverance; among Himalayan Buddhist communities of the Spiti and Lahaul valleys, Dolker is a deeply auspicious name connecting the bearer to the protective and liberating power of Tara, one of the most beloved deities in Tibetan Buddhism
- Gender
- female
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