Soumya

Soumya (Sanskrit: सौम्य) is a name that is given to children in India. In Eastern India, it is given to males, and its meaning is - born of Soma is Soumya. Soma is Chandra and Soumya therefore means Buddha who is said to be the son of Chandra. But Soumya also means Shubhagrahas or benefics as opposed to Krura or wild or cruel.[1]
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In Canarese or Kannada Soumya means "The Regent of Mercury and son of the Moon.[3]

In Bengali Soumya সৌম্য means a mentally calm or placid or balanced; beautiful, majestic, dignified, unruffled. ̃দর্শন a. having a calm or placid appearance; good-looking, handsome; dignified, majestic; un ruffled. ̃ভাব n. mental calm or equilibrium; placidity. ̃মূর্তি a. same as সৌম্যদর্শন । ☐ n. a calm or placid or unruffled appearance; a handsome figure.[4]

Soumya is among the "Shiva Sahasranama" - 1008 Names of Lord Shiva in Shiva Sahasranama Stotram Shiva Purana, Kotirudra Samhita (Book IV), Chapter 35, 1-133[5]

Girls too have the name Soumya pronounced as "Soumyaa".

In other parts of India, Soumya comes from the Hindi word which means, "Obedient; Good nature ; Innocent." Sanskrit word which means, "Calm, serene."[6]

Based on popular usage, it is 1.691 times more common for Soumya to be a girl's name.[7]

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  1. ↑ Sri Sarwarthachintamani: English Translation 1. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. 1996. ISBN 9788120813526. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  2. ↑ Rao, B.L.; Rao, B.S.; Raman, B.V. (1986). Sree Varaha Mihira's Bhirat Jataka:. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 265. ISBN 9788120813960. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  3. ↑ Reeve, W.; Sanderson, D. (1858). A Dictionary, Canarese and English: By the Rev. W. Reeve. Revised, Corrected and Enlarged by Daniel Sanderson. Wesleyan Mission Press. p. 974. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  4. ↑ "সৌম্য - A Bengali-English dictionary". dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  5. ↑ "1008 Names of Lord Shiva". harekrsna.de. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Soumya: | Meaning of Soumya: Name". birthvillage.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  7. ↑ "Baby Name Guesser - the first name Soumya - analysis of first names, popular boy and girl names, male names, female names". gpeters.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the homepage of the Shahjahanpur Gharana". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to my web address". soumyapatnaik.in. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
  10. ↑ Soumya Ray. "Soumya Ray". engr.case.edu. Retrieved 2015-04-30.