Soumya

Soumya (Sanskrit: सौम्य/सौम्या), is an Indian given name, the former being the male variant and the latter, the female variant with an extra aA sound at the end.The name has several related meanings.It means born of Soma. Soma (Sanskrit: सोम) is Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र) and Soumya therefore means Buddha or lunar.But Soumya also means Shubhagrahas or benefics as opposed to Papagrahas or malefic.In Kannada Soumya means The Regent of Mercury and son of the Moon.In Bengali Soumya সৌম্য means a mentally calm or placid or balanced; beautiful, majestic, dignified, unruffled.In Sanskrit Soumya means gentle or mild.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 and one of the names of Goddess Durga. The name, meaning gentle signifies the gentle avatars of the aforementioned deities.Soumya is one of the nine regions of Bharatavarsha according to the Brahma Purana. The names of eight of these regions are Indradvipa, Kaserumana, Tamraparna, Gabhastimana, Nagadvipa, Soumya, Gandharva and Varuna.Soumya is one of the Vasara (days of the week) Wednesday: Soumya Vasara

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