Popular and traditional Burmese names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Myanmar. 38 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aung | Success; Victory | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Kyaw | Famous; Renowned | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew |
| Mya | Emerald | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Ananda | Bliss; The Buddha's devoted disciple; The Buddha's disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Anuruddha | The Buddha's cousin and disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Ashoka | Without sorrow; The emperor who spread Buddhism | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Bodhi | Enlightenment | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Hla | Beautiful | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Karuna | Compassion | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Kassapa | A chief disciple of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Khema | Safety; A chief nun disciple of the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Khin | Friendly; Gentle | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Metta | Loving-kindness | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Min | King | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Moe | Rain; Sky | 🧒 Unisex | Burmese |
| Mudita | Sympathetic joy | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Myat | Noble; Exalted | 🧒 Unisex | Burmese |
| Naing | To win; Victorious | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Nanda | Son; Joy; Delight | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Pali |
| Nyein | Peaceful; Calm | 🧒 Unisex | Burmese |
| Panna | Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Phyu | White | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Rahula | The Buddha's son | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sanda | Moon | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Sariputta | The Buddha's chief disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Siddhartha | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha's birth name | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sujata | Well-born; The woman who fed the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali, Sanskrit |
| Sumana | Good-minded; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Thant | Pure; Clean | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Thazin | A rare orchid | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Thiri | Glory; Splendour | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Thura | Brave; Hero | 👦 Boy | Burmese |
| Uttama | Supreme; Highest | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Visakha | The Buddha's chief female lay disciple | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Yadana | Jewel; Treasure | 👧 Girl | Burmese |
| Yashodhara | Bearer of glory; Wife of the Buddha; Wife of Prince Siddhartha | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Pajapati | The Buddha's foster mother, the first Buddhist nun | 👧 Girl | Pali |