Pema

PEH-ma

Tibetan

"lotus flower"

Pema Origin and Meaning

The name Pema is a girl's name of Tibetan origin meaning "lotus flower".

Pema is related to the more familiar Hindu name Padma and means lotus flower. This delightful name was given to only 14 girls in the USA last year, so it's guaranteed to be a unique choice. Pema is probably most familiar to Westerners through Buddhist nun Pema Chodron and through Jetsun Pema, the Dalai Lama's sister.

Note: Pema rhymes with Emma.

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Famous People Named Pema

• Pema Diki Sherpa Nepalese mountaineer who in 2008 became the youngest woman to climb Mount Everest
• Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield Brown), American Tibetan Buddhist nun
• Pema Trinle Tibetan Buddhist teacher
• Pema Hitch English DJ; sister of singer Neon Hitch
• Pema Lingpa male Tibetan Buddhist saint

Pema in Pop Culture

• Pema Tenzin's wife in Avatar: The Legend of Korra