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Thubten

“Teaching of the Buddha, the doctrine itself”

2 syllables · 7 letters

About the name Thubten

Thubten fuses thub, an epithet of the Buddha as the capable sage, with ten, his teaching, making it about as explicit a Dharma name as Tibetan offers. It appears constantly as an ordination name in the Gelug tradition, which is why so many monks and translators in the West answer to it.

Thubten is a boy name of Tibetan origin, pronounced TOOB-ten. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 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
Teaching of the Buddha, the doctrine itself
Origin
Tibetan
Gender
Boy
Pronunciation
TOOB-ten
Syllables
2
Letters
7
US rank
Outside top 1000
Peak era
timeless
Rarity
96 / 100
Per million
~1.4
Starts with
T
Numerology
9 · The Humanitarian

How popular is Thubten?

Popularity4/100
Rarity96/100

Thubten currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.

Famous people named Thubten

  • Thubten Gyatso
    the 13th Dalai Lama
  • Thubten Jinpa
    Tibetan scholar and long-time English translator for the Dalai Lama

Spellings and variants of Thubten

ThuptenThubtanThub-bstan

Names similar to Thubten

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Thurston

THUR-stun

Thor's stone

Old Norse89% rare
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Chodron

CHUR-drun

Torch of the Dharma, lamp of the teaching

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Theodore

THEE-uh-dor

Gift of God

Greek9% rare
Very Rare

Clement

KLEM-unt

Merciful, gentle

Latin90% rare
Ultra Rare

Dhamma

DHUM-mah

The teaching, the natural law the Buddha uncovered

Pali94% rare
Ultra Rare

Dolma

DOHL-mah

Liberator, the Tibetan name of the goddess Tara

Tibetan91% rare
Very Rare

Gustav

GOOS-tahf

Staff of the Goths

Scandinavian89% rare
Ultra Rare

Jignesh

jig-NESH

One who is curious, seeker of knowledge

Gujarati94% rare
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Thubten — frequently asked questions

What does the name Thubten mean?

Thubten means "Teaching of the Buddha, the doctrine itself". It is a name of Tibetan origin, most often given to a boy.

How do you pronounce Thubten?

Thubten is pronounced TOOB-ten, with 2 syllables.

How rare is the name Thubten?

Thubten scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.

What is the numerology number for Thubten?

Thubten carries the expression number 9, known as The Humanitarian. Its soul urge number is 8 and its personality number is 1.

What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Thubten?

The lucky number for Thubten 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.