Pema

Pema ( or ; ) is a Tibetan name meaning "lotus", which originated as a loanword from Sanskrit padma. People who have this name as one of their given namesNote that Tibetan names generally do not have surnames. See e.g. include:

Buddhist teachers and leaders Pema Lingpa (1450–1521), Bhutanese saint Pema Rigdzin, 1st Dzogchen Rinpoche (1625–1697), first Dzogchen Rinpoche of Tibet Nyala Pema Dündul (1816–1872), teacher of Dzogchen and Tantric Buddhism in Eastern Tibet Pema Trinle (1874–1950), teacher of the Sakya tradition Gomchen Pema Chewang Tamang (1918–1966), Sikkimese Buddhist scholar Pema Chödrön (born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown, 1936), American nun Pema Tönyö Nyinje (born 1954), the 12th Tai Situpa Jigmet Pema Wangchen (born 1963), the 12th Gyalwang Drukpa

Royalty Tsundue Pema Lhamo (1886–1922), first queen consort of Bhutan Pema Dechen (1918–1991), third queen consort of Bhutan Jetsun Pema (born 1990), queen consort of Bhutan since 2011

Sportspeople Pema Tshering (born 1951), Bhutanese archer Pema Chophel (born 1981), Bhutanese footballer Pema Dorji (footballer) (born 1985), Bhutanese footballer Pema Rinchen (born 1986), Bhutanese footballer Pema Diki Sherpa (born 1988), Nepalese mountain climber

Other Pema Dorji (doctor) (1936–2009), practitioner of traditional Bhutanese medicine Jetsun Pema (born 1940), sister of the 14th Dalai Lama Pema Dhondup (), Nepalese film director Pema Gyamtsho (born 1961), Bhutanese politician Pema Tseden (born 1969), Chinese film director Pema Dakpa (born ), Bhutanese politician Pema Khandu (born 1979), Indian politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

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