Dharma - Meaning of Dharma

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[ 2 syll. (d)har-ma, dh-a-rma ] The baby girl name Dharma is pronounced as DAARMaa †. Dharma is primarily used in the English and Indian languages, and its language of origin is Sanskrit. The name is of the meaning law. Its meaning is derived from the element 'Dher'. Dharma in Hinduism and Buddhism refers to the ultimate reality of the universe, as well as man's righteous duty. The name has been made known in recent times by Dharma & Greg (1997-2002), an American TV comedy starring Jenna Elfman as the peppy and ditzy Dharma.

The names Darma, Darmah, and Dharana are forms of Dharma.

Another variant of Dharma is the short form Dar.

See also the related categories, righteous (holy), english, sanskrit, indian, and american.

Dharma is rarely used as a baby name for girls. It is not ranked within the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Dharma include Dairine, Daranie, Darany, Dareen, Daren, Darene, Darenn, Darin, Darine, Darinne, Darnae, Daron, Daronah, Darren, Darrin, Darron, Darryn, Daryn, Daryne, and Darynn.

† Pronunciation for Dharma: D as in "day (D.EY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"