Sowmya is a given name for women. It means "That which is born of Soma". Soma means

Chandra Chandra (), also known as Soma (), is the Hindu god of the Moon, and is associated with the night, plants and vegetation. He is one of the Navagraha (nine planets of Hinduism) and Dikpala (guardians of the directions). Etymology and other ...

, the lunar deity. Sowmya therefore means

Budha Budha () is the Sanskrit word for the planet Mercury (planet), Mercury, personified as a god. Also a god who represented the intelligence. He is also known as Somaya, Rohinaya, and rules over the nakshatra, ''nakshatra''s (lunar mansions) of A ...

, because Budha is said to be the son of Chandra. Sowmya also means ''shubhagrahas'' or beneficial. It can also mean ''soft'' and ''pure''.

People named Sowmya

* S. Sowmya - South Indian Classical singer *

Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Early life and career Sowmya was born in a Kannada speaking family to veteran singer B. K. Sumitra and Sudhakar in Bengaluru, Karnata ...

- Playback singer *

Sowmya Rachakonda Sowmya is a given name for women. It means "That which is born of Soma". Soma means Chandra, the lunar deity. Sowmya therefore means Budha, because Budha is said to be the son of Chandra. Sowmya also means ''shubhagrahas'' or beneficial. It can also ...

- Carnatic music singer and Analytics professional *

Sowmya Reddy Sowmya Reddy is an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress (INC) party. She is the current General Secretary of All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). She was elected as a member of the Le ...

— Member of

Karnataka Legislative Assembly The Karnataka Legislative Assembly (formerly the Mysore Legislative Assembly) is the lower house of the bicameral legislature of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. Karnataka is one of the six states in India where the state legislature ...

representing

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