Girl · Persian (Hindi and Urdu usage) · Hindu · Muslim
Reshma
रेशमाSay it RAYSH-maa
- Meaning today
- Silky, silken
- Original meaning
- "silken (from resham, "silk")" Platts, p. 612
- Say it
- RAYSH-maa
- Written
- रेशमा
- Other spellings
- Reshama, Reshmaa
- First sound
- रे · Tula rashi
Reshma
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Reshma meaning
Reshma (रेशमा) is a Hindu and Muslim girl's name of Persian origin (Hindi and Urdu usage). By its first sound, रे, it is a Tula rashi name (Swati nakshatra) in the North Indian table.
Silken (from resham, "silk")
Also used to mean: silky
Reshma (रेशमा) is formed from resham, the Hindustani word for silk, which Platts' dictionary traces to Persian and defines as silk thread or silk cloth; the related adjective reshmī means silken or made of silk. Name lists give Reshma as "silky" or "silken", in line with that word. Some sites call it Sanskrit, but the dictionaries point to Persian. The name is shared by Hindu and Muslim families across India and Pakistan, and the Pakistani folk singer Reshma is a famous bearer.
Source: Platts, A Dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi and English (1884), p. 612 · entry resham (ریشم) · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Platts, resham and reshmī, p. 612
Famous namesakes
- Reshma, Pakistani folk singer
Fits your syllable
First sound रे
Swati nakshatra, pada 2 · Tula rashi
North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Reshma · Reshama · Reshmaa