name
Sonam
SOH-nam
ˈsoʊnɑːmListen
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Sonam
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Tibetan
- Meaning
- a popular Tibetan unisex name meaning merit, good fortune, or the positive karma accumulated through virtuous deeds in this and previous lives; in Buddhist philosophy sonam refers specifically to the meritorious energy generated by generosity, ethical conduct, meditation, and acts of devotion, which ripens as good circumstances, long life, and ultimately the capacity for awakening; the name expresses the aspiration that the child will be born into fortunate circumstances as a result of merit accumulated in previous lives and will continue to accumulate merit through this life; it is one of the most widely given names across all Tibetan Buddhist communities including Tibet, Bhutan, Sikkim, Ladakh, and diaspora populations in India, Nepal, and worldwide
- Gender
- unisex
- Also spelled
- Sonam, Bsod-nams
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