About the name Sthulabhadra
A minister's son who spent twelve years with a courtesan before renouncing everything, Sthulabhadra then returned to her house for a monsoon retreat and left untouched, which is why Jains cite him for self-mastery rather than avoidance. The name is far too long for daily use today and survives mostly in monastic lineages and family history.
Sthulabhadra is a boy name of Prakrit origin, pronounced stoo-lah-BUH-drah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 98 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 classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Sthulabhadra?
Sthulabhadra currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 833,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Sthulabhadra
- SthulabhadraJain acharya credited with preserving the Purva canon at the Council of Pataliputra
Spellings and variants of Sthulabhadra
Names similar to Sthulabhadra
Nabh
NUBH
The heavens, the vault above
Ashwatthama
ush-wut-THAH-maa
One with the voice of a horse, the immortal son of Drona in the Mahabharata
Balachandran
bah-lah-CHUN-drun
The young moon, the crescent worn in Shiva's hair
Lakshman
LUKSH-mahn
One with auspicious marks; Rama's devoted younger brother
Sadashiv
suh-DAH-shiv
The eternally auspicious one, an epithet of Shiva
Samyak
SUM-yuk
Right or correct, as in samyak darshana, right faith
Sanatan
suh-NAA-tun
Eternal or everlasting, without beginning or end
Sanghamitra
sung-hah-MEE-trah
Friend of the Sangha, Ashoka's daughter who carried Buddhism to Lanka
Sthulabhadra — frequently asked questions
What does the name Sthulabhadra mean?
Sthulabhadra means "The greatly auspicious one, a revered Jain acharya". It is a name of Prakrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Sthulabhadra?
Sthulabhadra is pronounced stoo-lah-BUH-drah, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Sthulabhadra?
Sthulabhadra scores 98 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 833,333 people carry it — about 1.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Sthulabhadra?
Sthulabhadra carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 6 and its personality number is 1.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sthulabhadra?
The lucky number for Sthulabhadra is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.