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View Name: Gotama


GOTAMA
GENDER: Masculine
OTHER SCRIPTS: गोतम (Hindi, Sanskrit)
Meaning & History
Means "the best ox" from Sanskrit गो (go) "ox, cow" and तम (tama) "best". In Hindu texts this is the name of one of the Saptarshis, or seven sages. This name was also born by an early Indian philosopher who wrote the Nyaya Sutras.
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VARIANTS: Gotam, Gautam, Gautama (Indian)
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