Gotama

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Gender Masculine
Usage Hinduism
Scripts गोतम(Sanskrit)
Pronounced Pron. /ˈɡoː.t̪ɐ.mɐ/(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit गो (go) meaning "ox, cow" and तम (tama) meaning "best". It is best known in its patronymic form Gautama (with the initial vowel lengthened), which was borne by the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. In Hindu texts this is also the name of one of the Saptarshis, or seven sages. Additionally it was borne by an early Indian philosopher who wrote the Nyaya Sutras.