Bodhi

Bodhi is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, ranked #56 in popularity, meaning Enlightenment, awakening.

What Bodhi means

Enlightenment, awakening.

Bodhi sits at 5 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Bodhi comes from

Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.

Bodhi is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.

How popular is Bodhi?

Bodhi is ranked #56, near the outer edge of the top hundred. Names here are often on the way up or on the way down, so this is the band where a name can feel fresh and established at the same time.

The character of Bodhi

Two ideas meet in Bodhi: Wisdom and Peace. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.

Themes: Wisdom, Peace

Names like Bodhi

These share Bodhi's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Solomon — Peace.
  • Aarav — Peaceful; melody.
  • Advait — Unique; non-dual.
  • Nirav — Quiet; calm.
  • Ira — The earth; goddess of speech.
  • Kavya — Poetry; a poem.
  • Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi; knowledge.
  • Daichi — Great land; great wisdom.
  • Friedrich — Peaceful ruler.
  • Hugo — Mind, intellect, spirit.
  • Idris — Ardent lord; interpreter.
  • Kenji — Strong and wise.

More Sanskrit names

  • Ayaan — Gift of God; speed.
  • Dev — God; divine.
  • Avni — The earth.
  • Devansh — Part of the divine.
  • Avani — The earth.
  • Dhruv — The pole star; constant.
  • Aryan — Noble; honorable.
  • Diya — Lamp, light.
  • Arnav — The ocean; the sea.
  • Esha — Desire; pure.