 By 1700 the vast majority of Mongols had Buddhist names, usually Tibetan, but also sometimes Sanskrit or from Mongolian Buddhist terminology.A number of Mongolian-language names survived, particularly with more pacific elements designating peace
("Engke", "Amur"), happiness ("Jirgal"), long life ("Nasu"), and blessing ("Öljei", "Kesig").Buddhist names were granted according to several different principles.