Dharma

Sanskrit

"truth"

Dharma Origin and Meaning

The name Dharma is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin meaning "truth".

In Buddhism, Dharma embodies the basic principles of cosmic existence--making it a fitting name for the hippyish character on the sitcom Dharma and Greg, whose middle name was Freedom.

Students of Beat literature will be familiar with the name via part of the title of a Jack Kerouac novel, Dharma Bums.

Dharma tends to evoke the feeling of good karma.

Dharma Popularity

• 1961 Nameberry 2020

20 Names Similar to Dharma

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Dharma.

• Karma
• Djuna
• Peace
• Morning
• Sheba
• Spirit
• Eartha
• Hanalei
• Charmian
• Caprice
• Peace
• Gypsy
• Jarita
• Bathsheba
• Cloud
• Merry
• Uma
• Daniela
• Bluma
• Garcia

Famous People Named Dharma

• Dharma alternate name of Shubhadrangi, wife of Bindusara, Mauryan Emperor
• Dharma Jeremy Butterfield birth name of (Daniel) Stewart Butterfield, Canadian founder of Flickr
• Buck Dharma stage name of Donald Brian Roeser, American guitarist of Blue Öyster Cult
• Krishna Dharma (born Kenneth Anderson) British Hindu scholar

Dharma in Pop Culture

• Dharma Freedom Montgomery main character on TV's "Dharma & Greg"
• Dharma character in Indian TV series "Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat," based on the wife of Emperor Bindusara
• Dharma aka Harry Chawney male character in DC's Shadow Cabinet comics
• The Dharma Bums a 1958 novel by Jack Kerouac
• Dharma Initiative from the television series "Lost"