Monk Names, Meanings, and their History

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Bairagi (bih-rah-gee)

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masculine traditional renunciate boy ascetic religious male

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Bassui (bah-SOO-ee)

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male masculine spiritual japanese baby boy enlightenment

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Bhadanta (Bha-dan-ta)

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Bhiksu (BHIK-soo)

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Boniface (BOH-nuh-fays)

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Daikaku (Dye-kah-koo)

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traditional samurai boy monk japanese baby male

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Dharmanatha (dahr-muh-NAH-thuh)

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Genkaku (gen-kah-koo)

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monk zen masculine boy male buddhism japanese

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Maloney (mə-LOH-nee)

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irish-english boy masculine surname gaelic descendant baby

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Parivrajaka (puh-ree-vruh-juh-kuh)

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ancient baby boy monk spiritual hindu masculine

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Upagupta (oo-puh-guhp-tuh)

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enlightenment boy male indian buddhist masculine monk

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Svarpati (SVAR-pah-tee)

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Devitri (deh-VEE-tree)

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Sugreev (su-greev)

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Oluwaseun (oh-loo-wah-SAY-oon)

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Damakesin (duh-MAH-kuh-sin)

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Gajpati (gahj-PAH-tee)

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Rebeckah (ruh-BEK-uh)

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Ajaganda (ah-jah-gahn-dah)

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Goon (goon)

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Zaviyar (za-VEE-yar)

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Zubaan (zoo-baan)

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Dafnawz (da-fnauz)