[Tibetan phrase] In Tibetan culture and Sherpa culture, Dawa ({bo|t=ཟླཝ|w=zlawa}; also written {bo|t=ཟླབ|w=zlaba}) is a word meaning `moon` or `month`. It is often used as a name for children born on a Monday. The name can be given to either a girl or a boy. Other people in the Himalayan region such as the Ladakhis, the Sikkimes...