Gautama
गौतम
A Sanskrit patronymic meaning "descendant of Gotama", the name of a Vedic sage whose own name is usually explained as "excellent light" or "finest cattle".
Meaning and origin
Gautama is the Sanskrit gotra, or lineage, name that belonged to Siddhartha Gautama, the historical Buddha, and the word is now almost inseparable from his memory across the Buddhist world.
How to pronounce Gautama
| Hindi | GAW-tuhm /ɡɔːt̪əm/ |
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