Popular and traditional Lao names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Laos. 35 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maya | Illusion; Mother of the Buddha; Water; Dream; Spring | 👧 Girl | Pali, English, Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Bounmy | Having merit | 👦 Boy | Lao |
| Dokkham | Golden flower | 👧 Girl | Lao |
| Dokmai | Flower | 👧 Girl | Lao |
| Karuna | Compassion | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Kassapa | A chief disciple of the Buddha | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Keo | Gem; Crystal | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Kham | Gold | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Khema | Safety; A chief nun disciple of the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Malaythong | Golden garland | 👧 Girl | Lao |
| Metta | Loving-kindness | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Mudita | Sympathetic joy | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| Nanda | Son; Joy; Delight | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Pali |
| Noy | Small; Little one | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Panna | Wisdom | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Phet | Diamond | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Phonesavanh | Blessed heaven | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Rahula | The Buddha's son | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sariputta | The Buddha's chief disciple | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sengdao | Starlight | 👧 Girl | Lao |
| Siddhartha | One who has achieved his goal; The Buddha's birth name | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Sombath | Wealth; Treasure | 👦 Boy | Lao |
| Somphone | Worthy of blessing | 👦 Boy | Lao |
| Souk | Happiness | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Souksavanh | Happy heaven | 🧒 Unisex | Lao |
| Sujata | Well-born; The woman who fed the Buddha | 👧 Girl | Pali, Sanskrit |
| Sumana | Good-minded; Cheerful | 🧒 Unisex | Pali |
| Uttama | Supreme; Highest | 👦 Boy | Pali |
| Visakha | The Buddha's chief female lay disciple | 👧 Girl | Pali |
| 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 |