In the entire world, Bhante (Bhante 
) is a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The first name Bhante is habitual in Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a very rare primarily masculine, but very seldom girly name. Likewise, Bhante is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Bhante | Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh |
| bhante dharmawara Cambodian judge, KH (b. 1889) |
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bhante sujato Australian Theravada Buddhist monk, AU (b. 1966) |
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| bhante sujatha Sri Lankan Theravada Buddhist monk, US (b. 1967) |
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| bhante yatirawana wimala LK (b. 1958) |
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