Dolma

Dolma (སྒྲོལ་མ) is a girl's name that is common in both Burmese and Tibetan cultures. The meaning of the name can be translated as 'the mother of liberation' or 'the goddess of liberation'.

What does the name Dolma mean?

Dolma (སྒྲོལ་མ) is a Tibetan and Burmese girl's name that means 'the mother of liberation' or 'the goddess of liberation'. The origin of the name lies in Tibetan, where it is composed of the elements sgrol (སྒྲོལ), meaning 'to liberate' or 'to release', and ma (མ), meaning 'mother' or 'goddess'. Dolma is also the Tibetan name for Tara, a significant Buddhist goddess. There are also variants of the name such as Dulma and Drolma.

Where does the name Dolma come from?

The name Dolma has its roots in the Tibetan language and means 'the mother of liberation'.

How do you pronounce Dolma?

Dolma is pronounced approximately as 'Dohl-ma'.

Popularity

In Germany, Dolma is a rather rare first name. It has not achieved any notable ranking in German name popularity lists. In Austria, Dolma reached its best position in 2012 at 1,683rd place in the name charts. From 1984 to 2024, the name was given less than 10 times, placing it at 7,542nd. In the last ten years, there have been no newborns given this name.

Famous people

• Chhurim Dolma Sherpa (Nepalese mountaineer)
• Dawa Dolma Alan (Chinese singer)
• Dolma Tseten (singer from China)
• Sonam Dolma Brauen (Swiss sculptor)