Save Gender Masculine Usage Sanskrit Scripts मैत्रेय(Sanskrit) Pronounced Pron. mə-TRIE-ə(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Means "friendly, benevolent" in Sanskrit, ultimately derived from मित्र (mitra) meaning "friend". In Buddhist tradition this is the name of a bodhisattva who will become the next Buddha.
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