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Rashmita
रश्मिताSay it rosh-MI-taa
- Meaning
- Built on raśmi, 'a ray of light, beam, splendour' Monier-Williams, p. 869
- Say it
- rosh-MI-taa
- Written
- रश्मिता
- Other spellings
- Rasmita, Reshmita
Rashmita
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Rashmita meaning
Rashmita (रश्मिता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin (Odia usage).
Built on raśmi, 'a ray of light, beam, splendour'
Rashmita (रश्मिता) is a modern girls' name built on Sanskrit raśmi. Monier-Williams gives raśmi first as a cord or rein, and then as "a ray of light, beam, splendour", the sense used in names. Adding the ending -tā makes a softer, longer feminine name that parents read as "ray of light" or "radiance", as name lists do. The longer form is not itself in the dictionaries, so the meaning rests on its root. Rashmita and the spelling Rasmita are used mainly in Odisha, alongside the shorter and older name Rashmi.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 869 · entry raśmi · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, raśmi, p. 869
Fits your syllable
First sound र
Chitra nakshatra, pada 3 · Tula rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is रा, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Rashmita · Rasmita · Reshmita