Dharmah as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dharmah

What is the meaning of the name Dharmah ?

The baby name Dharmah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DAHR-mah (IPA: /ˈdɑːrmə/).

Dharmah is Sanskrit in Origin.

Dharmah is a learned transliteration of Sanskrit dharma, from the root dhṛ “to hold, support.” The final h reflects the visarga (ḥ) of the nominative form dharmaḥ in classical Sanskrit. The name denotes moral law, righteousness, duty, and the sustaining order of the cosmos - an idea shared across Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism. Related forms include Pali dhamma and Prakrit dhamma; across modern languages, Dharma/Darma are common spellings.

As a given name, Dharmah appears in South Asia and the diaspora, typically masculine but used unisex in some communities. It echoes a long cultural pedigree, from Vedic and epic literature to Aśoka’s Edicts promoting “Dhamma.” Parents may choose it to evoke integrity, right conduct, and steadiness of purpose. Variants and extensions include Dharma, Dhamma (Sinhala/Pali), Darma (Indonesian), Tham/Thamma (Thai renderings), and compound names such as Dharmendra, Dharmesh, and the feminine Dharmika.

⚙ Dharmah is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 2 recorded uses of it, from 2 countries.