Yeshe
Tibetan · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Yeshe
Yeshe is a Tibetan name meaning "wisdom" or "knowledge," derived from the Tibetan word "ye-shes" (ཡེ་ཤེས།), which literally translates to "primordial wisdom" in Buddhist philosophy.
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Etymology
Yeshe is a Tibetan name meaning "wisdom" or "knowledge," derived from the Tibetan word "ye-shes" (ཡེ་ཤེས།), which literally translates to "primordial wisdom" in Buddhist philosophy. The name is primarily used in Tibetan Buddhist communities across Tibet, Bhutan, Nepal, and Mongolia, with notable historical bearers including various Tibetan Buddhist teachers and the 13th Dalai Lama's birth name being Thubten Gyatso (though Yeshe remains common among religious practitioners).
Yeshe currently ranks #941 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2024.
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