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Shamita
शमिताSay it SHUH-mi-taa
- Meaning today
- Calm, peaceful
- Original meaning
- "calmed, appeased, allayed; relieved" Monier-Williams, p. 1054
- Say it
- SHUH-mi-taa
- Written
- शमिता
- Other spellings
- Shameeta
Shamita
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Shamita meaning
Shamita (शमिता) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.
Calmed, appeased, allayed; relieved
Also used to mean: peaceful
Shamita (शमिता) comes from Sanskrit śamita, a participle of the causative of śam, "to be quiet, calm". Monier-Williams glosses it as appeased, allayed, relieved, and compares śānta, "calm", the word behind Shanta and Shanti. Name lists give "calm" or "peaceful", a fair reading of the dictionary sense. Monier-Williams also lists a separate feminine noun śamitā meaning rice-powder, which is unrelated to the name's usual sense. The name is used across North and West India.
Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1054 · entry śamita · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Monier-Williams, śamita, p. 1054
Famous namesakes
- Shamita Shetty, actress
Spellings
Shamita · Shameeta