Dechen
Tibetan · Girl · 2 syllables
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About the name Dechen
The name 'Dechen' means "great bliss" or "happiness" in Tibetan, derived from the Tibetan word *bde chen* (བདེ་ཆེན).
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Etymology
The name 'Dechen' means "great bliss" or "happiness" in Tibetan, derived from the Tibetan word *bde chen* (བདེ་ཆེན). It is primarily used in Tibetan Buddhist cultures, notably in Bhutan and among Tibetan communities, and is historically associated with the name of the 17th-century Bhutanese ruler Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal's chief consort, as well as a common element in monastic and royal titles.
Dechen currently ranks #17,550 in the United States as a girl's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2002.
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