Thoibi

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Meitei/Manipuri (India)

Meaning

a quintessentially Meitei feminine name celebrated above all through the figure of Thoibi in the Khamba Thoibi legend, one of the great love stories of Meitei oral and literary tradition, in which the beautiful and spirited Thoibi and the valiant hero Khamba are separated by the cruelty of the rich and powerful, making their love a symbol of the tragedy that befalls those whose passion transgresses the boundaries of social class; the Khamba Thoibi story is enacted in the Lai Haraoba festival, one of the oldest ceremonial traditions of the Meitei people, and has been adapted into Manipuri classical dance, cinema, literature, and popular culture; to be named Thoibi is to carry the legacy of Meitei literary imagination and the ideal of beauty, courage, and faithful love

Gender

female