Given name

Soumyā

“gentle, calm”

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

Meaning & origin

What it means

Soumyā means “gentle, calm.”

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Where it comes from

Soumyā comes from Sanskrit.

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How it developed

From Sanskrit सौम्या (“gentle, calm”).

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Soumyā’s family of names

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

Walk Soumyā’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

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

Spellings & scripts 1

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

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Sambhavana

“possibility, chance”

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