Given name

Saumyā

“gentle, calm”

Saumyā is a feminine given name from Sanskrit, meaning “gentle, calm.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Saumyā means “gentle, calm.”

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Where it comes from

Saumyā comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit सौम्या (“gentle, calm”).

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Saumyā’s family of names

In English usage, Saumyā has a related form in Soumyā. In English usage, Saumyā has a related form in Soumyā. In English usage, Saumyā has a conventional equivalent in the Hindi form सौम्या.

Walk Saumyā’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Across languages 1

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