Psychic development begins at the onset of awareness. Psychologists determine that names play a major factor in how people respond to someone. First impressions are hard at work within the general population, and the name someone proffers tends to set the stage for what comes next. Tibetan names may very well attract a more positive reaction from people and set the stage for more beneficial relationship opportunities.
Popular Tibetan Names and What They Mean
Names are suggestive and evoke feelings, it is more of a subconscious emotion and not something people even realize that they do. Many cultures give a great deal of thought to babies names and what they mean, and the Tibetans are an example of this. Tibetans make correlations and consider futures and implications when naming their children. Many Tibetans practice the ancient beliefs of their ancestors, and therefore feel peoples names are fortuitous.
The following are ten popular Tibetan names, with sex association, and what they mean:
- Lahmu – (F) the supreme goddess
- Nima – (F) blessed and notably spiritual
- Tachi – (F) lucky and prosperous
- Dechen – (F) a certainty of health and happiness
- Sangmu – (F) kind hearted one
- Jetsun – (M) venerable one, held in the highest esteem
- Lamden – (M) true path, strong sense of destiny
- Nochen – (M) the great self, confident, powerful
- Chenpo – (M) great man, strong and brave
- Tonden – (M) Buddha master
Other Popular Tibetan Baby Names
- Bodhi (F) awakening
- Rinzen (F) intellegant
- Karma (F) a star
- Tibet (M) plateau region in Asia
- Norbu (M) a precious gem
- Tashi (M) prosperity
- Tenzin (M) protector
Tibetan Culture and Baby Names
The Buddhism influence in the Tibetan culture has made them universally known for their disciplined and peaceful practices. Many people have turned to Tibet and its people in hopes of learning to emulate their beliefs in their own lives. The Himalayas are a pantheon of local deities and people from around the world travel to these mountains in hopes of developing a fearless soul and compassionate nature.
Tibetan baby names immediately arouse interest and enlist respect. According to Erik Erickon's presentation, based on the Eight Stages of Development, children present their names over and over and the response they receive congers a whole slew of emotional feelings.
What's in a Baby Name
The Eight Stages of Development further defines that it is not until the 5th stage of development that a child learns to defer negative responses. The 5th stage begins at about age 13 or 14 and continues until age 20. During this time, which Erikson refers to as a psychosocial crisis, it is important for a young person to independently enlist positive responses from his social environment. That's when and where a person's name plays the most significant role in his life.
It has only been in the last century that popular psychiatry has correlated the name of a child with its potential impact, but it seems that it is something the Tibetans have known all along.
Sources:
Lowchenaustralia.com. Tibetan Names (accessed June 6, 2010).
Official Webstie of the Central Tibetan Administration (accessed June 6, 2010).
Valerie Modreski - Ms. Modreski has worked as a writer for over 30 years. Valerie began her career on the editorial staff of the Broward College academic ...
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