Dharma is from the Sanskrit Dharma. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Dharma is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Dharma righteousness cosmic-order duty-virtue + Sanskrit dhṛ to hold sustain + foundational central in Hindu Buddhist Jain Sikh heritage + foundational Dharma foundational one of four Puruṣārthas human-life-goals alongside Artha + Kāma + Mokṣa + foundational central Dharma-Śāstra legal-texts including Manusmriti + Yajnavalkya-Smriti + Naradasmriti + foundational central in Bhagavad Gita 4:7-8 yadā yadā hi dharmasya glānir bhavati bhārata whenever there is decline of dharma + foundational central Dhamma Buddhist teaching + foundational pan-Indic heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.
Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.
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Dharma has a strong numerological signature.