Khmer Names

Khmer names are used in the country of Cambodia in southeastern Asia.

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the letters in the pattern are compared to the letters in the name * is a wildcard that matches zero or more letters example: oo matches names which contain oo _ is a wildcard that matches exactly one letter example: __z matches names which have two letters and then z

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BOPHA បុប្ផា f Khmer
Means "flower" in Khmer, ultimately from Pali.

BOTUM បទុម f Khmer
Means "lotus" in Khmer.

CHAN ចន្ទ m & f Khmer
Means "moon" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.

CHANNARY f Khmer
Means "moon-faced girl" from Khmer ចន្ទ (chan) meaning "moon" and នារី (neari) meaning "woman, girl".

CHANTREA ចន្ទ្រា f Khmer
Means "moonlight" in Khmer.

CHEA ជា m & f Khmer
Means "healthy" in Khmer.

CHENDA ចិន្តា f Khmer
Means "thought, intellect" in Khmer.

DARA (2) ដរា f & m Khmer
Means "star" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.

KOLAB កុលាប f Khmer
Means "rose" in Khmer (of Persian origin).

KUNTHEA គន្ធា f Khmer
Means "sweet-smelling" or "good deed" in Khmer.

MAKARA មករា m & f Khmer
Means "January" in Khmer.

PHIRUN ពិរុណ m Khmer
Means "rain" in Khmer, from the name of a rain god in the mythologies of southeast Asia. The god's name is possibly derived from VARUNA.

PICH ពេជ្រ f & m Khmer
Means "diamond" in Khmer.

SAMNANG សំណាង m & f Khmer
Means "lucky" in Khmer.

SOPHEA សុភា f & m Khmer
Means "wisdom" in Khmer.

SOPHEAP សុភាព f & m Khmer
Means "gentle, proper" in Khmer.

SOTH សុទ្ធ m Khmer
Means "pure" in Khmer.

SOTHY សុទ្ធី m & f Khmer
Means "intelligence" in Khmer.

SOVANNA សុវណ្ណា f Khmer
Means "golden, dream" in Khmer.

TOLA (1) តុលា f Khmer
Means "October" in Khmer.

VANNA (2) វណ្ណា f & m Khmer
Means "golden" in Khmer, ultimately from Sanskrit.

VEASNA វាសនា m & f Khmer
Means "opportunity, good fortune, fate" in Khmer.

VIBOL វិបុល m Khmer
Means "abundant, large, vast" in Khmer.

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