Tibetan Name Generator

Two-part Tibetan given names, without family names

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Tibetan given names the way Tibetans use them: one-word names such as Dechen and Norbu, two-part names such as Tashi Dolma and Tenzin Rabten, day-of-birth names such as Nyima Dolma and Amdo forms such as Dorje Kyab.

About Tibetan names

Most Tibetans have no family name. A person usually carries two given names, each a word with a Buddhist or auspicious meaning, and the pair is often chosen by a lama or an elder. Tashi Dolma does not belong to a Dolma family: both words are hers alone, and her brother might be Norbu Dorje. A few old noble houses, and some families abroad, do use a house name. This list leaves those out.

First words such as Tashi (good fortune), Tsering (long life), Sonam (merit), Pema (lotus) and Tenzin (holder of the teachings) suit anyone. The second word often tells you more: Dolma (the goddess Tara), Lhamo, Wangmo and Yangzom are for women, while Dorje (the vajra), Wangchuk, Dhondup and Gyaltsen are mostly for men. Many children are named for the day they were born, from Nyima for Sunday and Dawa for Monday to Penpa for Saturday.

Monks and nuns take a new name at ordination, often one that starts with Lobsang, Ngawang, Thubten or Jampa. In Amdo, in the northeast, names tend to close with a short word such as Kyab (protection), Tso (lake) or Kyi (happiness), as in Dorje Kyab and Drukmo Kyi. Tibetan has no single standard spelling in Latin letters, so you will meet Tsering and Tshering, Dorje and Dorjee, Dolma and Drolma.

How to choose Tibetan names

  • Treat both words as given names. Nobody in a story should call Tashi Dolma "Ms. Dolma", and brothers and sisters normally share no word at all.
  • Let the second word carry gender. Dolma, Lhamo, Wangmo, Dolkar, Yangzom and Choedon read as female; Dorje, Wangchuk, Dhondup, Gyaltsen and Norbu usually read as male.
  • Use a day name when you know the birthday: Nyima (Sunday), Dawa (Monday), Migmar (Tuesday), Lhakpa (Wednesday), Phurbu (Thursday), Pasang (Friday) or Penpa (Saturday).
  • Ordination-style names such as Lobsang Yonten or Ngawang Lodoe fit monks and nuns best, although a layperson named by a lama can carry one too.
  • Pick one spelling system per cast. Tsering and Tshering are the same name, so a family that mixes them looks like it has two.

Frequently asked questions

Do Tibetans have last names?

Mostly no. The usual Tibetan name is two given names, and neither one is inherited, so parents, children and siblings often have no word in common. Some old noble houses used a house name, and some families outside Tibet add a family name for official forms. This list keeps to given names.

What do common Tibetan names mean?

Tashi is good fortune, Tsering is long life, Sonam is merit, Pema is lotus and Norbu is jewel. Dorje is the vajra, the ritual thunderbolt, Dolma is the goddess Tara, Lhamo is goddess, Nyima is the sun and Dawa is the moon. The list shows names without meanings, so look up any other word before you lean on its sense.

How can I tell a Tibetan woman's name from a man's?

Look at the second word. Tashi Dolma, Pema Lhamo and Karma Yangzom are women's names because of how they end, while Norbu Dorje and Penpa Wangchuk are men's. A single word such as Tashi, Sonam or Pema could belong to anyone.

Why is the same Tibetan name spelled in several ways?

Tibetan is written in its own script, and there is no one agreed way to put its sounds into Latin letters. Families in India, Nepal and the West settled on different habits, which is why Tsering is also Tshering, Thubten is also Thupten and Dolkar is also Dolker. Tshering Drolma and Kalsang Dolker in this list are spelled that second way.

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B: 2 names

  • Bhuchung
  • Bhuti

C: 21 names

  • Champa Drolma
  • Champa Tsultrim
  • Champa Woser
  • Champa Yonten
  • Chime
  • Chime Dechen
  • Chime Dolma
  • Chime Gyurme
  • Chime Jigme
  • Chime Palzom
  • Chime Tashi
  • Chime Tsamchoe
  • Chime Tsering
  • Chime Wangchuk
  • Choedak
  • Choedon
  • Choegyal
  • Choekyi
  • Choephel
  • Choephel Jigme
  • Choephel Sengye

D: 48 names

  • Dadul Wangchuk
  • Damdul
  • Dasel
  • Dawa
  • Dawa Dechen
  • Dawa Deyang
  • Dawa Gyaltsen
  • Dawa Jigme
  • Dawa Kalden
  • Dawa Lhamo
  • Dawa Phuntsok
  • Dawa Urgyen
  • Dechen
  • Dechen Khando
  • Dechen Yangtso
  • Dekyi
  • Dekyi Dolkar
  • Dekyi Tso
  • Dekyi Wangmo
  • Deyang
  • Dhargye
  • Dhargye Norbu
  • Dhondup
  • Dhondup Gyurme
  • Dhondup Topden
  • Dickyi Yangzom
  • Diki Drolma
  • Dolkar
  • Dolker Lhamo
  • Dolma
  • Dolma Tso
  • Dorje
  • Dorje Gelek
  • Dorje Kalden
  • Dorje Kyab
  • Dorje Sangpo
  • Dorje Thar
  • Dorje Topden
  • Dorjee Thondup
  • Dorjee Wangdu
  • Drakpa
  • Drolma Yangzom
  • Drukmo
  • Drukmo Kyi
  • Drukmo Tso
  • Dukar
  • Dukar Kyab
  • Dukar Tsering

G: 19 names

  • Gelek Sonam
  • Gendun
  • Gendun Ngodup
  • Gendun Tashi
  • Gendun Zopa
  • Gompo Dorjee
  • Gompo Tobden
  • Gompo Trinley
  • Gompo Tsering
  • Gonpo
  • Gonpo Thar
  • Gonpo Tseten
  • Gyalpo
  • Gyaltsen
  • Gyaltsen Urgyen
  • Gyaltsen Wangdu
  • Gyaltsen Woeser
  • Gyurme
  • Gyurme Tashi

J: 19 names

  • Jampa
  • Jampa Drakpa
  • Jampa Topgyal
  • Jampa Wangchuk
  • Jamyang
  • Jamyang Dolkar
  • Jamyang Metok
  • Jamyang Sithar
  • Jamyang Sonam
  • Jamyang Tashi
  • Jamyang Thinley
  • Jamyang Topden
  • Jamyang Wangmo
  • Jamyang Yangtso
  • Jamyang Yudon
  • Jigme
  • Jigme Jamyang
  • Jigme Paljor
  • Jigme Sherab

K: 48 names

  • Kalsang Diki
  • Kalsang Dolker
  • Karma
  • Karma Bhuti
  • Karma Damdul
  • Karma Dolma
  • Karma Gyurme
  • Karma Lhadon
  • Karma Lhamo
  • Karma Lhazom
  • Karma Norzom
  • Karma Paljor
  • Karma Tsamchoe
  • Karma Wangdu
  • Karma Wangmo
  • Karma Yangzom
  • Karma Yudon
  • Kelsang
  • Kelsang Bhuti
  • Kelsang Kyi
  • Kelsang Tso
  • Kelsang Tsomo
  • Kelsang Urgyen
  • Khando
  • Khando Kyi
  • Khedup
  • Khedup Sonam
  • Konchok
  • Konchok Dhondup
  • Konchok Kunphen
  • Konchok Tsultrim
  • Konchok Woeser
  • Kunchok Dorjee
  • Kunchok Paljor
  • Kunchok Tobgyal
  • Kunga
  • Kunga Dawa
  • Kunga Deyang
  • Kunga Dolkar
  • Kunga Kyipa
  • Kunga Lhatso
  • Kunga Metok
  • Kunga Sangpo
  • Kunga Tharchin
  • Kunphen
  • Kunzang
  • Kunzang Diki
  • Kunzang Dolker

L: 30 names

  • Lhagyal
  • Lhakpa
  • Lhakpa Choezom
  • Lhakpa Dhondup
  • Lhakpa Gyalpo
  • Lhakpa Khedup
  • Lhakpa Lodoe
  • Lhakpa Nyima
  • Lhakpa Samdup
  • Lhakpa Tashi
  • Lhamo
  • Lhamo Kyi
  • Lhatso
  • Lhazom
  • Lobsang
  • Lobsang Damdul
  • Lobsang Namgyal
  • Lobsang Paljor
  • Lobsang Sangpo
  • Lobsang Yonten
  • Loden
  • Lodoe
  • Lodoe Drakpa
  • Lodoe Paljor
  • Lodoe Phuntsok
  • Lodoe Wangchuk
  • Lodro Dorjee
  • Lodro Tobgyal
  • Lubum
  • Lungtok

M: 13 names

  • Metok
  • Migmar
  • Migmar Dekyi
  • Migmar Dolma
  • Migmar Dorje
  • Migmar Jigme
  • Migmar Norbu
  • Migmar Palden
  • Migmar Yangzom
  • Monlam
  • Monlam Chime
  • Monlam Gonpo
  • Monlam Thinley

N: 49 names

  • Namdak
  • Namgyal
  • Namgyal Choedon
  • Namgyal Dechen
  • Namgyal Kyipa
  • Namgyal Yangchen
  • Namkha
  • Namkha Bhuti
  • Namkha Dolkar
  • Namkha Gyal
  • Namkha Monlam
  • Namkha Nyandak
  • Namkha Woeser
  • Ngawang
  • Ngawang Lodoe
  • Ngawang Monlam
  • Ngawang Yonten
  • Ngodrup Rabten
  • Ngodrup Tsetan
  • Ngodrup Woser
  • Ngodup
  • Nima Tsamchoe
  • Nima Wangdu
  • Nima Yangzom
  • Norbu
  • Norbu Dorje
  • Norbu Drakpa
  • Norbu Namgyal
  • Norbu Nyandak
  • Norbu Palden
  • Norbu Paljor
  • Norbu Phuntsok
  • Norbu Sengye
  • Norbu Wangdu
  • Nordon
  • Norzom
  • Nyandak
  • Nyima
  • Nyima Bhuti
  • Nyima Choedon
  • Nyima Dekyi
  • Nyima Dhargye
  • Nyima Dhondup
  • Nyima Dolma
  • Nyima Jigme
  • Nyima Kunga
  • Nyima Palzom
  • Nyima Yangchen
  • Nyima Yangdon

P: 63 names

  • Palden
  • Palden Sonam
  • Palden Tashi
  • Paldon
  • Paljor Gyaltsen
  • Palzom
  • Pasang
  • Pasang Dekyi
  • Pasang Gelek
  • Pasang Kunga
  • Pasang Kyipa
  • Pasang Metok
  • Pasang Samdup
  • Passang Dolkar
  • Passang Dorjee
  • Pema
  • Pema Bhuti
  • Pema Choezom
  • Pema Dawa
  • Pema Gelek
  • Pema Gyal
  • Pema Kalden
  • Pema Kyab
  • Pema Kyi
  • Pema Lhadon
  • Pema Lhakyi
  • Pema Lhamo
  • Pema Palzom
  • Pema Sithar
  • Pema Thar
  • Pema Tharchin

P, continued

  • Pema Tso
  • Pema Urgyen
  • Pema Wangmo
  • Pema Yangzom
  • Pempa Drolma
  • Pempa Lhamo
  • Pempa Thondup
  • Penpa
  • Penpa Dawa
  • Penpa Kunga
  • Penpa Sonam
  • Penpa Wangchuk
  • Penpa Yangzom
  • Phuntsok
  • Phuntsok Bhuti
  • Phuntsok Dolma
  • Phuntsok Dorje
  • Phuntsok Khando
  • Phuntsok Norzom
  • Phuntsok Paljor
  • Phuntsok Seldon
  • Phuntsok Tsewang
  • Phuntsok Zangmo
  • Phurbu
  • Phurbu Dhargye
  • Phurbu Dolkar
  • Phurbu Dolma
  • Phurbu Gelek
  • Phurbu Lhundup
  • Phurbu Paljor
  • Phurbu Sherab
  • Phurbu Tsomo

R: 17 names

  • Rabten Sithar
  • Rangdol
  • Rigzin
  • Rigzin Thinley
  • Rinchen
  • Rinchen Choephel
  • Rinchen Gelek
  • Rinchen Gyal
  • Rinchen Gyurme
  • Rinchen Kyab
  • Rinchen Sengye
  • Rinchen Thar
  • Rinchen Topgyal
  • Rinchen Tso
  • Rinchen Yangchen
  • Rinzin Sangmo
  • Rinzin Wangdue

S: 45 names

  • Samdup
  • Samten Lodoe
  • Samten Tsering
  • Sangay Chophel
  • Sangay Wangdue
  • Sangye
  • Sangye Bhuti
  • Sangye Dolkar
  • Sangye Jigme
  • Sangye Lhamo
  • Sangye Metok
  • Sangye Norzom
  • Sangye Phuntsok
  • Sangye Sonam
  • Sangye Tsekyi
  • Sengye
  • Shawo
  • Shawo Dhondup
  • Shawo Dorje
  • Shenpen
  • Sherab
  • Sherab Kalden
  • Sherab Phuntsok
  • Sherab Rangdol
  • Sherab Samten
  • Sherab Tashi
  • Sherab Tsultrim
  • Sherap Dorjee
  • Sherap Tobgyal
  • Sherap Wangdue
  • Sonam
  • Sonam Choedon
  • Sonam Dekyi
  • Sonam Gyal
  • Sonam Khando
  • Sonam Kyab
  • Sonam Kyi
  • Sonam Palzom
  • Sonam Rigzin
  • Sonam Sherab
  • Sonam Sithar
  • Sonam Thinley
  • Sonam Tsamchoe
  • Sonam Tso
  • Sonam Yangzom

T: 85 names

  • Tamdin
  • Tamdin Kyab
  • Tamdin Norbu
  • Tamdin Tsering
  • Tashi
  • Tashi Choedon
  • Tashi Choenyi
  • Tashi Choephel
  • Tashi Dekyi
  • Tashi Dolkar
  • Tashi Dolma
  • Tashi Kyab
  • Tashi Nyandak
  • Tashi Tharchin
  • Tashi Tso
  • Tashi Urgyen
  • Tashi Yangzom
  • Tendar
  • Tenzin
  • Tenzin Choedon
  • Tenzin Choezom
  • Tenzin Dasel
  • Tenzin Dawa
  • Tenzin Dhondup
  • Tenzin Dolkar
  • Tenzin Kalden
  • Tenzin Khando
  • Tenzin Kunsang
  • Tenzin Lhadon
  • Tenzin Nyidon
  • Tenzin Paljor
  • Tenzin Rabten
  • Tenzin Samdup
  • Tenzin Thinley
  • Tenzin Topgyal
  • Tenzin Tseyang
  • Tenzin Woeser
  • Tenzing Wangdue
  • Tenzing Yangchen
  • Tharchin Gonpo
  • Tharchin Gyalpo
  • Thinley

T, continued

  • Thinley Ngodup
  • Thokme
  • Thondup Tsering
  • Thubten
  • Thubten Damdul
  • Thubten Palden
  • Thubten Samten
  • Thubten Tsundue
  • Thubten Wangchuk
  • Thupten Dorjee
  • Thupten Lodro
  • Thupten Wangdue
  • Tobden Gyaltsen
  • Tobden Samdup
  • Tobgyal Tsering
  • Topden
  • Topgyal
  • Trinley Chophel
  • Trinley Wangmo
  • Tsegyal
  • Tsephel
  • Tsering
  • Tsering Bhuti
  • Tsering Dolkar
  • Tsering Kyab
  • Tsering Palden
  • Tsering Sangpo
  • Tsering Tsewang
  • Tseten
  • Tseten Yangchen
  • Tsewang
  • Tsewang Dechen
  • Tsewang Gyurme
  • Tshering Diki
  • Tshering Drolma
  • Tshering Wangmo
  • Tshering Yangzom
  • Tshering Youdon
  • Tsultrim
  • Tsultrim Choephel
  • Tsultrim Topgyal
  • Tsultrim Wangyal
  • Tsultrim Woeser

U: 9 names

  • Ugyen Chophel
  • Ugyen Diki
  • Ugyen Lhamo
  • Urgyen
  • Urgyen Chime
  • Urgyen Dolma
  • Urgyen Loden
  • Urgyen Ngodup
  • Urgyen Tsering

W: 9 names

  • Wangchuk
  • Wangchuk Thinley
  • Wangdak
  • Wangdue
  • Wangmo
  • Woeser
  • Woeser Dorje
  • Woeser Gyurme
  • Woser Namgyal

Y: 23 names

  • Yangchen
  • Yangmo
  • Yangmo Kyi
  • Yangzom
  • Yarphel
  • Yeshe
  • Yeshe Bhuti
  • Yeshe Choephel
  • Yeshe Dhargye
  • Yeshe Jinpa
  • Yeshe Khedup
  • Yeshe Rabten
  • Yeshe Sonam
  • Yeshe Tashi
  • Yeshe Tharchin
  • Yeshe Thokme
  • Yeshe Tsamchoe
  • Yeshi Diki
  • Yeshi Drolma
  • Yeshi Lhadon
  • Yonten Norbu
  • Youdon Lhamo
  • Yudon