Given name & surname

Sarma

“white frost”

Sarma is a surname from Hindi. It is used in English and Latvian.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sarma goes back to a word meaning “white frost.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Sarma comes from Hindi.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sarma’s family of names

In Latvian usage, Sarma has a diminutive in Sarmīte. In English usage, Sarma as a surname has an alternative spelling in Sharma. In English usage, Sarma as a surname has a related form in Sharma.

Walk Sarma’s family in the name graph

SarmaΣάρμαΣαρμάSharmaSarmīte

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Sarma has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Hindi roots to each of them.

GreekHindi

4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 2

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Sarma

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Sarma, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Hindi

Sarama

“a kind woman” · “in Hinduism, Indra's dog”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Hindi

Sachdeva

“truth” · “deva, deity, god”

No U.S. birth series

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Sanskrit

Suramya

Suramya is a masculine given name from Hindi, ultimately from Sanskrit.

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Hindi

Singla

Singla is a surname from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

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Hindi

Sankaran

Sankaran is a surname from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

72% boys · 28% girls

Hindi

Singhal

Singhal is a surname from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

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Hindi

Mahatma

“of great spiritual development”

No U.S. birth series

68% boys · 32% girls

Hindi

Sunak

Sunak is a surname from Hindi.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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