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Sumant
सुमंतSay it su-MUNT
- Meaning today
- Good mind, wise, friendly
- In the dictionaries
- No dictionary meaning confirmed for the name itself
- Say it
- su-MUNT
- Written
- सुमंत
- Other spellings
- Sumanth, Sumanta
Sumant
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Sumant meaning
Sumant (सुमंत) is a Hindu boy's name of Sanskrit origin.
Meaning today
Good mind, wise, friendly
In the dictionaries
We haven't confirmed a dictionary meaning for the name itself. The meaning above is how families commonly use it.
Sumant (सुमंत) is a given name, but its exact form is not a headword in Monier-Williams. Name lists usually give it as "good mind", "wise" or "friendly", reading su-, "good", with a word for the mind or counsel. Two close Sanskrit names stand beside it: Sumantu, a disciple of Vyāsa remembered as a teacher of the Atharvaveda, whose name also means "friendly sentiment", and Sumantra, minister and charioteer of King Daśaratha in the Ramayana, whose name means "following good advice". Either may have shaped the modern name, but no source says so, so we cannot confirm a precise meaning. Sumanth is the usual south Indian spelling.
References: Monier-Williams, su-mantu, p. 1231 · Monier-Williams, su-mantra, p. 1231
Fits your syllable
First sound सु
Shatabhisha nakshatra, pada 4 · Kumbh rashi
This exact sound isn't in the table; the closest is सू, which differs only in vowel length. North Indian table. Tables vary by region and family tradition, so confirm with your priest.
Spellings
Sumant · Sumanth · Sumanta