indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Meaning & History
Means "leader of a great assembly", derived from Sanskrit महा (mahā) meaning "great, large" combined with प्रजा (prajā) meaning "subjects, people" and पति (patī) meaning "husband, lord, master". This was the name of an aunt of the Gautama Buddha and the younger sister of Maya who raised Siddhartha.