Gotama name - Meaning of Gotama

Gotama name - Meaning of Gotama

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

3

Usage

Indian, Hinduism, Sanskrit

Pronounced

gaw-TAHM-mah

Gotama Meaning

Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit (go) "ox, cow" and (tama) "best". In Hindu texts this is the name of one of the Saptarshis, or seven sages. This name was also born by an early Indian philosopher who wrote the Nyaya Sutras. Gotama originates in Sanskrit and means "the bright one in the darkness". As a masculine given name it is mainly popular in India, in the US it is rather rare.

Gotama Related Names
Variants: Gotam, Gautam, Gautama (Indian)