Yasodhara

/Y-AH-SH-OW-D-AH-R-AA/

Girl Buddhist Sanskrit origin IndianNepali

Bearer of glory, from Sanskrit yashas (fame, renown, splendour) joined to dhara (holding, upholding). The name pictures one who carries honour as a steady possession, and in Buddhist literary memory it belongs to a princess of great dignity, so it joins renown to grace and constancy.

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Meaning & origin

Yasodhara is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families. The name means "Bearer of glory, from Sanskrit yashas (fame, renown, splendour) joined to dhara (holding, upholding). The name pictures one who carries honour as a steady possession, and in Buddhist literary memory it belongs to a princess of great dignity, so it joins renown to grace and constancy." and belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.

Common among Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Yasodhara carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Yasodhara

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Yasodhara resonates in either tradition.

Pythagorean
11
intuition and inspired leadership (master number)
Chaldean
7
introspection and spiritual wisdom

How Yasodhara sounds

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Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Yasodhara — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

YasoYasi

The six signals, applied to Yasodhara

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01 — Birth Star
Nakshatra match
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02 — Numerology
Destiny alignment
Pythagorean and Chaldean life-path calculations (destiny 11) matched against your family's own numerology profile.
03 — Phonetics
Last-name fit
Rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters measured with IPA to see how Yasodhara flows with your family name.
04 — Meaning
Nobility
Yasodhara belongs to the Nobility cluster — names with regal heritage and dignified bearing.
05 — Cultural & Tradition
Buddhist
As a Buddhist name, Yasodhara carries religious and cultural weight scored against your family's heritage — plus grandparent-name matches, saint's-day alignment, and generational naming patterns scored against your family tree.
06 — Uniqueness
Popularity balance
How common Yasodhara is today versus historically — finding the sweet spot between familiar and forgotten.

Names similar to Yasodhara

If Yasodhara resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.

From the same tradition

Other Buddhist girl names, common in Indian families

Priya
Beloved, dear one, she who is cherished above all — Priya is among the most tender words in Sanskrit, used in scripture and poetry to address the one held closest to the heart. It carries the warmth of a whispered endearment, simple and unadorned yet infinitely deep in its affection
Maya
Illusion, the enchanting veil that makes the world appear as solid when it is actually fluid — Maya is the great philosophical concept of Indian thought, the creative power that projects the universe like a dream upon the screen of consciousness. As a name it crosses Hindu, Buddhist, Greek, and Hebrew traditions, carrying layers of meaning: illusion, water, mother, and the intoxicating beauty of a world that may not be what it seems
Tara
A star, a fixed point of celestial light in the vast dark sky — Tara is both a Hindu and Buddhist name of deep antiquity
Kamala
The lotus flower, rising immaculate from murky waters — Kamala is among the most ancient names for Lakshmi, who stands upon a fully opened lotus in every depiction

Sharing the same meaning

Other Buddhist girl names from the Nobility cluster

Eun-ji
Grace + wisdom — Eun-ji (은 'grace' + 지 'wisdom') is a traditional Korean girl's name compounding two foundational Korean character qualities. Common across multiple generations.
Megumi
Blessing, grace, kindness — Megumi (Japanese 恵) is the single-kanji name meaning 'blessing.' The kanji 恵 carries connotations of generous bestowal — both received as grace and given as kindness. A name for both gift and giver.
Seoyun
Auspicious integrity — Seoyun (Korean 서윤, hanja 瑞潤) combines seo '瑞' (auspicious) and yun '潤' (moist, lustrous, generous).

Names that sound similar

Buddhist girl names that open with the same syllables as Yasodhara

Yangchen
Sacred song, melodious goddess — Yangchen is the Tibetan name for Saraswati, the goddess of music, learning, and the arts. The name combines "yang" (melody, song) with "chen" (great), meaning "great melody" or "she of the great song." Particularly common among Tibetan families with musical or scholarly traditions.
Yashodhara
Bearer of glory, the wife Siddhartha left behind when he walked toward enlightenment — Yashodhara is the wife of Prince Siddhartha who woke one morning to find her husband had abandoned their newborn son to seek the end of suffering. Her name carries the glory she bore and the grief she endured, the Buddhist-Hindu shared heritage, and the T4 rarity of a character whose perspective is rarely told: the woman left behind by a man who became God
Yua
Bound by love, tied with affection — combining yu (tie, bind, connect) with a (love, affection). A tender name expressing the unbreakable bond between parent and child, the love that connects family across generations.

Common questions about Yasodhara

What does the name Yasodhara mean?

Yasodhara means "Bearer of glory, from Sanskrit yashas (fame, renown, splendour) joined to dhara (holding, upholding). The name pictures one who carries honour as a steady possession, and in Buddhist literary memory it belongs to a princess of great dignity, so it joins renown to grace and constancy.." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Buddhist families.

Is Yasodhara a boy or girl name?

Yasodhara is most commonly used as a girl name.

What is the origin of the name Yasodhara?

Yasodhara is of Sanskrit origin, used in Buddhist tradition, commonly among Indian, Nepali, Marathi families.

What are common nicknames for Yasodhara?

Common short forms of Yasodhara include Yaso, Yasi.

What is the numerology of Yasodhara?

Yasodhara has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).

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