Given name · also Sanskrit
Shobha
“an attractive woman”
Shobha is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “an attractive woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “an attractive woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Sanskrit.
How it developed
The name draws on Sanskrit sobha, meaning “brilliance, beauty”.
Shobha’s family of names
Shobha has a related form in Shoba. Shobha has a related form in Shobbha. Shobha has a related form in Shobhah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Shobha
- Shobha GurtuIndian singer (1925-2004)
- Shobha KapoorIndian producerborn 1949
- Shobha KarandlajeIncumbent MP from Udupi-chikmagalur lok sabha constituencyborn 1966
- Shobha Panditcricketerborn 1956
- Bhuma Shobha Nagi ReddyIndian politician1968–2014
- Shobha SenIndian actress1923–2017
- Sobha NaiduIndian dancer1956–2020
- Shobha Deepak SinghIndian cultural impresarioborn 1943
- Shobha RajuBangladeshi volunteersborn 1957
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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