Entry № 1282 · Tibetan origin

Khandro Khandro — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KAHN-droh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Tibetan

Meaning

"Dakini, sky-walker (Tibetan Buddhist)"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Tibetan)

The meaning

A name that means "dakini, sky-walker (tibetan buddhist)".

Khandro (མཁའ་འགྲོ) combines the Tibetan kha (sky) and dro (to walk) — "sky-walker" — the Tibetan rendering of the Sanskrit **dakini**, the female embodiment of enlightened wisdom in Vajrayana Buddhism. **A title given to the highest female tulkus and spiritual teachers in Tibetan tradition.**

Used widely in the Tibetan-Buddhist world.

Sky-walker. The Tibetan-Buddhist dakini-title.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

མཁའ་འགྲོ

Transliteration: mKha' 'gro
Pronunciation: / ˈkɑːn.droʊ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Khandro stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Khandro · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Khandros before her.

Real people

Khandro Rinpoche

Tibetan Buddhist teacher.

born 1967

In fiction

Khandro

Tibetan-Buddhist title.

Names connected to Khandro.

Numerology

The number behind Khandro.

The Nurturer

Khandro reduces to six — the number of Tibetan dakini.

Parents on Khandro

Why families chose this name.

"Tibetan dakini. Seven letters. Khandro."

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