About the name Dolma
Dolma is what Tibetans call Tara, the mother who ferries beings across the river of suffering, and it is among the most common girls' names from Lhasa to Ladakh. The initial consonant cluster is softer than the spelling suggests, closer to a breathy D than anything an English speaker needs to work at.
Dolma is a girl name of Tibetan origin, pronounced DOHL-mah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 91 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.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Dolma?
Dolma currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 2.3 people per million carry it — about 1 in 434,783. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Dolma
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Dolma yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Dolma
Names similar to Dolma
Pema
PAY-mah
Lotus, the Tibetan rendering of Sanskrit padma
Lhamo
LAH-moh
Goddess, divine female being
Dinah
DY-nah
Judged, vindicated
Durga
DOOR-gah
The unassailable one, the fortress; the warrior goddess who slays Mahishasura
Hema
HAY-mah
Gold, golden
Sushma
SOOSH-mah
Exceptional beauty, from su and shobha
Anvika
AAN-vee-kaa
Powerful, a name of the goddess Durga
Devika
DAY-vih-kah
Little goddess, minor deity
Dolma — frequently asked questions
What does the name Dolma mean?
Dolma means "Liberator, the Tibetan name of the goddess Tara". It is a name of Tibetan origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Dolma?
Dolma is pronounced DOHL-mah, with 2 syllables.
How rare is the name Dolma?
Dolma scores 91 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 434,783 people carry it — about 2.3 per million.
What is the numerology number for Dolma?
Dolma carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 7 and its personality number is 11.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Dolma?
The lucky number for Dolma is 9 (with 18, 27, 36 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Coral Flame. The traditional lucky day is Tuesday and the associated gemstone is Bloodstone.