Sushma

Sushma meaning

Sushma (सुषमा) is a Hindu girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Exquisite beauty, splendour

Also used to mean: beautiful, sparkling beauty

Sushma (सुषमा) is the usual spelling of Sanskrit suṣamā, which Monier-Williams gives as exquisite beauty or splendour, citing the Naiṣadhacarita. The related adjective suṣama means very even and also very beautiful. In Jain cosmology suṣamā names one of the ages of the turning wheel of time, a period of continuous human happiness, and the word is also a poetic metre. Name lists give "beautiful" or "sparkling beauty", which match the dictionary. Some sources connect the name instead with śuṣma, "fire, sun, vigour", but the standard Hindi spelling सुषमा points to suṣamā. The best-known bearer is Sushma Swaraj (1952–2019), India's Minister of External Affairs from 2014 to 2019.

Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899), p. 1237 · entry suṣamā · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Monier-Williams, suṣama / suṣamā, p. 1237 · Monier-Williams, śuṣma, p. 1085 · Wikipedia, Sushma Swaraj

Famous namesakes

• Sushma Swaraj, India's Minister of External Affairs (2014–19)

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

Sushma · Sushama · Shushma · Susma

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