Meaning: Name of Parvati; also Sanskrit for flax
The story
Uma is a name of Parvati and also a Sanskrit word for flax. A traditional explanation connects it with a mother’s plea, O, do not; these are distinct kinds of interpretation.
Nicknames
- Umi
Spellings & variants
- Umah
- Ooma
- Umaa
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Uma comes from Sanskrit.
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