69%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi Scripts उमा(Sanskrit, Hindi) ఉమ(Telugu) ಉಮಾ(Kannada) ഉമ(Malayalam) உமா(Tamil) Meaning & History Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation उ मा (u mā) meaning "O do not (practice austerities)!", which was addressed to Parvati by her mother. Related Names User SubmissionUma PopularityDetails Last ranked #30 in 2023 Bosnia and Herzegovina Last ranked #987 in 2007 England and Wales Last ranked #430 in 2010 Spain (by decade) People think this name isRate·Details natural wholesome strong refined strange simple Categories Descendants characters, Disney characters, fabric, flora, flowers, goddesses, Hinduism, isograms, nature, Only Murders In The Building characters, plants, Squishmallows, The Nanny characters, the School for Good and Evil characters, voice actors