Names like Bodhi
Bodhi is a two-syllable Sanskrit name that ends on a vowel. Each list below follows one of those threads on its own, so you can see exactly what the names share.
The same sound
Two syllables, ending the same way as Bodhi.
Rishi Sanskrit · sage, seer
Mekhi English · modern invented name, popularized by actor Mekhi Phifer
Makhi African American · modern coinage, possibly related to Arabic 'Makki,' meaning 'from Mecca'
Davi Portuguese · "beloved," the Brazilian Portuguese form of David, from the Hebrew Dawid; the shepherd-king's name in the spelling Brazil made its own, one of the country's most given boy names of the 2010s and 2020s
The same roots
Also Sanskrit names, from the tradition Bodhi comes from.
Aadi Sanskrit · first, beginning
Vihaan Sanskrit · dawn, morning (surged in U.S. birth records through the 2010s-2020s among Indian American families)
Aarav Sanskrit · from Sanskrit arava, 'crying, howling, noise'
Vivaan Sanskrit · full of life (fast-rising 2020s pick)
The same feel
Also international and modern names.
Ishaan Sanskrit · sun (a top crossover pick for its short, phonetic sound)
Kiran Sanskrit · ray of light; a unisex name used since the first big wave of Indian American immigration, and a near-homophone of the Irish name Kieran ("dark-haired"); two unrelated names, same sound, used across both communities
Arnav Sanskrit · ocean, sea
Enzo Italian · short form of Vincenzo or Lorenzo; a fast-rising favorite in both France and Italy, and one of the quickest climbers in the US
Names of the same moment
Each of these is at its highest in the 2020s, the same decade as Bodhi, on a similar curve.
Rudra Sanskrit · a fierce, storm form of the god Shiva
Yuvraj Sanskrit · crown prince
Surya Sanskrit · the sun (Vedic solar deity)
Shaurya Sanskrit · valor, courage
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