Malay Names · Girl
Uma name meaning
“flax”
- Letters
- 3
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- U
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Uma
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Uma is a girl's name from Sanskrit meaning 'flax', and also another name of Parvati.
What does Uma mean?
About the name Uma
Uma is a girl's name in Sanskrit, and also another name of the goddess Parvati in Hindu tradition. Behind the Name gives its meaning as 'flax'. Ummah, recorded as a related spelling, is the Arabic word أمة meaning community or people, which is a separate origin.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Syllables | U-ma |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with U |
| Tamil script | உமா |
|---|---|
| Devanagari script | उमा |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Uma · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: أمة · en.wiktionary.org · origin
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