Burmese
names are used in Myanmar (Burma) in southeastern Asia.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Arkar အာကာ m BurmeseFrom Burmese အာကာသ
(akatha) meaning "sky, open space", ultimately from Sanskrit आकाश
(akāśā).
Aung အောင် m & f BurmeseMeans "successful, victorious" in Burmese. A notable bearer is Aung San Suu Kyi (1945-), a Burmese politician.
Aye အေး m & f BurmeseMeans "calm, quiet" in Burmese.
Barani ဘရဏီ f BurmeseFrom the name of the second lunar mansion of the Burmese zodiac, representing an asterism of three stars in the constellation Aries. The word itself is ultimately derived from Sanskrit भरणी
(bharaṇī).
Bo ဗိုလ် m & f BurmeseMeans "leader, champion" in Burmese.
Chaw ချော f & m BurmeseMeans "smooth, fine, handsome" in Burmese.
Chein ချိန် m & f BurmeseMeans "to weigh, to consider" or "to aim for, to aspire to" in Burmese.
Cho ချော f & m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ချော (see
Chaw).
Cho ချို m & f BurmeseMeans "sweet, pleasant" in Burmese.
Dali ဒါလီ f BurmeseMeans "necklace, pendant" in Burmese.
Eain အိမ် f BurmeseMeans "house, home, dwelling" in Burmese.
Eaint အိမ့် f BurmeseMeans "to rock or roll gently" in Burmese.
Ei အိ f BurmeseMeans "soft, tender" in Burmese.
Gyi ကြီး m & f BurmeseMeans "big, large, great" in Burmese.
Han ဟန် m & f BurmeseMeans "gesture, style, manner, appearance" in Burmese.
Hayman ဟေမာန် f BurmeseMeans "winter" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit हेमन्त
(hemanta).
Haymar ဟေမာ f BurmeseMeans "deep forest" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit हिम
(hima) meaning "cold, frost".
Hlaing လှိုင် m & f BurmeseMeans "abundant, plentiful" in Burmese.
Hlwan လွှမ်း m & f BurmeseMeans "to spread over or widely" in Burmese.
Hmone မှုန် f BurmeseMeans "dim, sullen, gloomy" in Burmese.
Hnin နှင်း f BurmeseMeans "dew, mist" or "snow, frost" in Burmese.
Hsan ဆန်း m & f BurmeseMeans "new, strange, extraordinary" in Burmese.
Hsaung ဆောင်း f BurmeseMeans "to cover one's head, to wear" as well as "to supplement, to contribute" and "cold season, winter" in Burmese.
Hsu ဆု f & m BurmeseMeans "wish, prize, reward" in Burmese.
Htar ထား f BurmeseMeans "put, place" or "consider" in Burmese.
Htay ဌေး m & f BurmeseMeans "rich, wealthy" in Burmese.
Htet ထက် m & f BurmeseMeans "keen, sharp, intelligent" in Burmese.
Htin ထင် m & f BurmeseMeans "to think, to appear to mind" or "to be visible, to be seen" in Burmese.
Htoo ထူး m & f BurmeseMeans "extraordinary, special" in Burmese.
Htut ထွတ်, ထွဋ် m & f BurmeseMeans "topmost, supreme" in Burmese.
Htwe ထွေး m & f BurmeseMeans "youngest sibling" in Burmese.
Ingyin အင်ကြင်း f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of evergreen tree of the genus Shorea.
Inzali အဉ္ဇလီ f BurmeseMeans "salutation, gesture of respect" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit अञ्जलि
(añjali).
Kalayar ကလျာ f BurmeseMeans "womanly virtues" in Burmese, referring to the five qualities of excellent complexion, structure, figure, hair and youthfulness (also referring to a woman who possesses these virtues). The word is ultimately derived from Sanskrit कल्याणी
(kalyani).
Kan ကံ m BurmeseMeans "fate, luck, fortune, karma" in Burmese.
Kaung ကောင်း m BurmeseMeans "good, nice, fine, pleasant" in Burmese.
Khin ခင် f & m BurmeseMeans "friendly, affectionate" in Burmese.
Kyar ကြာ m & f BurmeseMeans "water lily, lotus" in Burmese.
Kyaw ကျော် m BurmeseMeans "famous, renowned" in Burmese.
Kyaw Swar စွာ m BurmeseFrom an honorific title for kings and noblemen, derived from Burmese ကျော်
(kyaw) meaning "surpass, exceed" or "famous, renowned" and the adverb-forming particle စွာ
(zwa).
Kyay ကြေး f BurmeseMeans "copper, brass, bronze, money" in Burmese.
Kyi ကြည် f & m BurmeseMeans "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.
Kyin ကျင် m & f BurmeseMeans "to excel, to be adept in" in Burmese.
Kyu ကြူး f & m BurmeseMeans "fragrant" or "excessive" in Burmese.
Kywe ကြွယ် m & f BurmeseMeans "rich, wealthy" or "eloquent" in Burmese.
Lae လဲ့ f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see
Lai).
Lai လဲ့ f BurmeseMeans "limpid, clear" in Burmese.
Lat လတ် m & f BurmeseMeans "middle, medium" or "fresh, fair" in Burmese.
Latt လတ် m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese လတ် (see
Lat).
Lay လေး m & f BurmeseFrom a contraction of Burmese ကလေး
(hkale) meaning "small, little, young, child".
Lei လဲ့ f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese လဲ့ (see
Lai).
Lin လင်း m & f BurmeseMeans "bright, clear" in Burmese.
Linn လင်း m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese လင်း (see
Lin).
Lu လူ m & f BurmeseMeans "person, human" in Burmese.
Lwin လွင် m & f BurmeseMeans "clear, distinct" in Burmese.
Mar မာ f BurmeseMeans "hard, firm" or "healthy" in Burmese.
Marlar မာလာ f BurmeseMeans "garland, wreath" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit माला
(mala).
Maung မောင် m BurmeseMeans "younger brother" in Burmese. It it usually an honorific title, but it may also be used as part of a given name.
Maw မော် f & m BurmeseMeans "proud, prominent, distinguished" in Burmese.
May မေ f BurmeseFrom a term of endearment used by a man to address his wife or lover.
Mi မိ f Burmese, MonFrom a Burmese honorific title for women, ultimately from Mon မိ
(mi) meaning "mother".
Moe မိုး m & f BurmeseMeans "sky" or "rain" in Burmese.
Mon မွန် f & m BurmeseMeans "noble, good" in Burmese.
Mya မြ m & f BurmeseMeans "emerald" or "keen, sharp" in Burmese.
Myat မြတ် m & f BurmeseMeans "noble, excellent" in Burmese.
Myint မြင့် f & m BurmeseMeans "tall, high, elevated" in Burmese.
Myintzu မဉ္ဇူ f BurmeseMeans "charming, lovely" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit मञ्जु
(mañju).
Myo မျိုး m & f BurmeseMeans "family, kind, lineage" in Burmese.
Nadi နဒီ f BurmeseMeans "river" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit नदी
(nadi).
Nan နန်း m & f BurmeseMeans "palace" or "gold thread, metal thread" in Burmese.
Naung နောင် m BurmeseMeans "elder brother" or "next, future" in Burmese.
Nay နေ m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese နေ (see
Ne).
Ngwe ငွေ m & f BurmeseMeans "silver, money" in Burmese.
No နိုး f & m BurmeseMeans "wake up" in Burmese.
Nu နု f & m BurmeseMeans "soft, delicate, tender, youthful" in Burmese.
Nwe နွယ် f BurmeseMeans "creeper, vine" in Burmese.
Nwe နွဲ့ f BurmeseMeans "swaying, willowing" in Burmese.
Nyan ဉာဏ် m BurmeseMeans "intellect, wisdom" in Burmese.
Nyein ငြိမ်း m & f BurmeseMeans "quiet, calm, still" in Burmese.
Nyunt ညွန့် m & f BurmeseMeans "spring, shoot, growth" or "apex, summit" in Burmese.
Ohn အုန်း m & f BurmeseMeans "coconut" in Burmese.
Okkar ဥက္ကာ m BurmeseMeans "meteor" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit उल्का
(ulkā).
Oo ဦး m & f BurmeseMeans "first, eldest, head" in Burmese.
Pale ပုလဲ f BurmeseMeans "pearl" in Burmese, of Mon origin.
Pauk ပေါက် m & f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of flowering tree that produces vivid orange-red blooms (scientific name Butea monosperma). This word can also mean "prospect, opportunity" and "manner, style (of speaking)", among many other definitions.
Paw ပေါ် m & f BurmeseMeans "arise, emerge, appear" in Burmese.
Phone ဘုန်း m BurmeseMeans "power, glory, influence" in Burmese.
Phwe ဖွေး f BurmeseMeans "white" or "covered, broad, distinct" in Burmese.
Phyo ဖြိုး m & f BurmeseMeans "bountiful, abundant" in Burmese.
Po ပို m & f BurmeseMeans "to exceed" in Burmese.
Ponnya ပုည m & f BurmeseMeans "good deed, meritorious deed" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit पुण्य
(puṇya).
Pwint ပွင့် f & m BurmeseMeans "to blossom, to bloom" in Burmese.
Pyae ပြည့် m & f BurmeseMeans "to be full, to reach a specific point" in Burmese.
Pyay ပြေ m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ပြေ (see
Pye).
Pye ပြေ m & f BurmeseMeans "appeased, satisfied" in Burmese.
Pyone ပြုံး f & m BurmeseMeans "to smile" or "to grow, to proliferate" in Burmese.
Sabai စံပယ် f BurmeseMeans "jasmine" in Burmese, borrowed from Hindi चमेली
(chameli).
San စမ်း m & f BurmeseMeans "water spring" in Burmese.
San စံ f & m BurmeseMeans "model, standard, ideal" or "to enjoy, to take delight in" in Burmese.
San ဆန်း m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဆန်း (see
Hsan).
Saw စော m & f BurmeseMeans "honourable" or "lord, chief" in Burmese.
Sein စိန် m & f BurmeseMeans "diamond" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit वज्र
(vajra).
Set ဆက် m & f BurmeseMeans "to join, to connect" or "to continue" in Burmese.
Sett ဆက် m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဆက် (see
Set).
Shein ရှိန် m & f BurmeseMeans "intensity, force, momentum" in Burmese.
Shun ရွှန်း f BurmeseMeans "bright, shining, brilliant" in Burmese.
Si စည် m & f BurmeseMeans "prosperous" in Burmese.
Sin စင် m & f BurmeseMeans "clean, pure" in Burmese.
Sithu စည်သူ m BurmeseFrom an honorific title derived from Burmese စည်
(si) meaning "prosperous" and the third-person pronoun သူ
(thu).
Soe စိုး m & f BurmeseMeans "rule, dominate, control" in Burmese.
Su ဆု f & m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဆု (see
Hsu).
Suu စု f & m BurmeseMeans "to collect, to gather" in Burmese.
Swe ဆွေ m & f BurmeseMeans "relative, kin, family" or "friend" in Burmese.
Taik တိုက် m BurmeseMeans "chamber, treasury" in Burmese.
Taryar တာရာ m & f BurmeseMeans "constellation" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तारक
(taraka).
Tayza တေဇ m BurmeseMeans "power, might, authority" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit तेजस्
(tejas).
Tet တက် m BurmeseMeans "ascend, rise, soar" or "advance, increase, improve" in Burmese.
Tha သာ m & f BurmeseMeans "clear, pleasant, peaceful" or "exceed, excel" in Burmese.
Thaik သိုက် m & f BurmeseMeans "treasure trove, deposit" or "prophecy, oracle" in Burmese.
Tharaphi သရဖီ f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of tree that bears fragrant white flowers (scientific name Calophyllum polyanthum), ultimately from Sanskrit सुरभि
(surabhi).
Thaw သော် m & f BurmesePossibly from Burmese သော်တာ
(thawda) meaning "moon" or perhaps from a word meaning "scent" or "floral decoration".
Thawdar သော်တာ f & m BurmeseMeans "moon" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुधांशु
(sudhansu).
Thawka သော်က m Burmese (Rare)From the name of a type of evergreen tree that bears vermillion flowers (scientific name Amherstia nobilis).
Thein သိန်း m & f BurmeseMeans "one hundred thousand" in Burmese.
Theingi သိင်္ဂီ f BurmeseMeans "gold (of a superior grade)" in Burmese, ultimately of Dravidian origin.
Thin သင်း f & m BurmeseMeans "fragrant, aromatic" in Burmese.
Thit သစ် m & f BurmeseMeans "new" or "timber, wood" in Burmese.
Thukha သုခ m & f BurmeseMeans "happiness, pleasure, delight" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit सुख
(sukha).
Thura သူရ m BurmeseMeans "brave, gallant" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit शूर
(shura).
Thurein သူရိန် m BurmeseEither from Sanskrit सूर्य
(surya) meaning "sun" or from शूर
(shura) meaning "heroic, brave, strong, powerful" combined with the name of the Hindu god
Indra.
Thuta သုတ m & f BurmeseMeans "knowledge, learning" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit श्रुत
(shruta).
Thuzar သူဇာ f BurmeseMeans "angel, heavenly queen" in Burmese, of Sanskrit origin.
Thwin သွင် f & m BurmesePossibly means "manner, appearance" or "continuous, limpid" in Burmese.
Tin တင် m & f BurmeseMeans "to survive, to remain" in Burmese.
Tint တင့် m & f BurmeseMeans "proper, befitting, comely, becoming" in Burmese.
Toe တိုး m & f BurmeseMeans "advance, go forward, increase" or "soft, gentle" in Burmese.
Tun ထွန်း m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ထွန်း (see
Htun).
Tut ထွတ်, ထွဋ် m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ထွတ်/ထွဋ် (see
Htut).
Wah ဝါ f BurmeseMeans "yellow" or "cotton" in Burmese.
Wai ဝေ m & f BurmeseMeans "profuse, abound" in Burmese.
Waing ဝိုင်း f & m BurmeseMeans "to gather around, to surround" or "collectively, together" in Burmese.
Waso ဝါဆို f BurmeseFrom the name of the fourth month of the traditional Burmese calendar, which roughly corresponds with the months of June and July.
Winn ဝင်း m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see
Win).
Wint ဝင့် f & m BurmeseMeans "to spin, to wave, to boast" in Burmese.
Wunna ဝဏ္ဏ m BurmeseMeans "appearance" or "letter, syllable" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit वर्ण
(varna).
Wynn ဝင်း m & f BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဝင်း (see
Win).
Yadanar ရတနာ f BurmeseMeans "treasure, gem, jewel" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न
(ratna).
Yamin ယမင်း f BurmeseMeans "beautiful young woman" in Burmese.
Yan ရန် m BurmeseMeans "quarrel, hostility, danger" in Burmese.
Yarzar ရာဇာ m BurmeseMeans "king, ruler" in Burmese, ultimately from Sanskrit राज
(raja).
Yati ရတီ f BurmeseFrom the name of a measuring system traditionally used to weigh gems, ultimately from Sanskrit रक्तिका
(raktika).
Yaung ရောင် m & f BurmeseMeans "glow, radiance, colour, tint" in Burmese.
Ye ရဲ m & f BurmeseMeans "bright red" or "brave, daring" in Burmese.
Yi ရီ m & f BurmeseMeans "faint, dim" in Burmese.
Yi ရည် f BurmeseMeans "to aim at, to hope for" as well as "liquid, juice" and "quality, characteristic, attribute" in Burmese.
Yin ယဉ် f BurmeseMeans "cultured, charming, graceful, gentle" in Burmese.
Yin ရင် m & f BurmeseMeans "to prepare, to create" in Burmese.
Yuzana ယုဇန f BurmeseFrom the name of a type of shrub or small tree that bears fragrant white or cream-coloured flowers (scientific name Murraya paniculata).
Zarni ဇာနည် m BurmeseFrom Burmese အာဇာနည်
(azani) meaning "martyr, hero", ultimately from Sanskrit आजन्य
(ajanya).
Zaw ဇော် m BurmeseMeans "preeminent, supreme" in Burmese.
Zaya ဇေယျ, ဇေယျာ m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see
Zeyar).
Zayar ဇေယျ, ဇေယျာ m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see
Zeya).
Zayya ဇေယျ, ဇေယျာ m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see
Zeyar).
Zeya ဇေယျ, ဇေယျာ m BurmeseAlternate transcription of Burmese ဇေယျ/ဇေယျာ (see
Zeyar).
Zeyar ဇေယျ, ဇေယျာ m BurmeseFrom Burmese ဇေယျ
(zeya) meaning "victory", ultimately from Sanskrit जय
(jaya).
Zin ဇင် f & m BurmeseFrom Burmese သဇင်
(thazin) meaning "orchid".
Zun ဇွန် f BurmeseFrom the name of a species of jasmine that produces small fragrant white flowers (scientific name Jasminum auriculatum), itself borrowed from Hindi जूही
(juhi).