50%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Hinduism Scripts उषस्(Sanskrit) Meaning & History Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootuṣasVariantUshaOther Languages & CulturesUsha(Hindi) Usha(Kannada) Usha(Malayalam) Usha(Marathi) Usha(Nepali) Usha(Tamil) Usha(Telugu) Categories beginnings, dawn, goddesses, Hinduism, light, time periods, times of day, word names