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Chodron

“Torch of the Dharma, lamp of the teaching”

2 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Chodron

Chodron combines cho, the Dharma, with dron, a butter lamp, giving the sense of someone who carries the teaching into a dark room. It is most often taken as an ordination name by Tibetan Buddhist nuns, which is why Western readers meet it attached to authors rather than to children.

Chodron is a girl name of Tibetan origin, pronounced CHUR-drun. On the NameRarity scale it scores 97 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the timeless.

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Name facts at a glance

Meaning
Torch of the Dharma, lamp of the teaching
Origin
Tibetan
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
CHUR-drun
Syllables
2
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
timeless
Rarity
97 / 100
Per million
~1.3
Starts with
C
Numerology
5 · The Free Spirit

How popular is Chodron?

Popularity3/100
Rarity97/100

Chodron currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 769,231. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Chodron

  • Thubten Chodron
    American Buddhist nun and founder of Sravasti Abbey

Spellings and variants of Chodron

ChoedronChodonChos-sgron

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A blessing, a wish granted

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kah-LY-oh-pee

Beautiful voice

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Free woman

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Affection, a longing of the heart

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Charmi

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Beautiful, pleasing to look upon

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Charvi

CHAAR-vee

Beautiful, a woman of great charm

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Chirag

chih-RAHG

Lamp, a small steady flame

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Chodron — frequently asked questions

What does the name Chodron mean?

Chodron means "Torch of the Dharma, lamp of the teaching". It is a name of Tibetan origin, most often given to a girl.

How do you pronounce Chodron?

Chodron is pronounced CHUR-drun, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Chodron?

Chodron scores 97 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 769,231 people carry it — about 1.3 per million.

What is the numerology number for Chodron?

Chodron carries the expression number 5, known as The Free Spirit. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 11.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Chodron?

The lucky number for Chodron is 5 (with 14, 23, 32 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Bright Turquoise. The traditional lucky day is Wednesday and the associated gemstone is Aquamarine.