Susama
Susama means very beautiful, splendid.
Meaning: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899).
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Sanskrit-Odia |
| Language | Odia |
| Starts with | S |
Classical Sanskrit origin
सुषम (suṣama): very beautiful, splendid.
Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.
In the epics
Susama appears in the Mahābhārata as a sage: Bull among the Dhananjayas.
Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Kark
- Nakshatra: Ashlesha
- More names starting with S
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “very beautiful, splendid”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Subhadra — n. (-) very glorious or splendid or auspicious or fortunate
- Shreyas — more splendid or beautiful, more excellent or distinguished, superior, preferable, better, better than (with abl. or with See below)
- Hiral — Lustrous, splendid
- Bhavya — Grand, splendid, divine
- Ruchira — n. bright, brilliant, radiant, splendid, beautiful
- Shobhana — Meanings families give: Beautiful, splendid, brilliant; Bright, beautiful, handsome
More girls' names of Sanskrit-Odia origin
- Subhashree — Good fortune, beautiful blessing
- Bimala — Pure, spotless, Goddess Bimala of Puri temple
- Rupashree — Beautiful, fortunate in form
- Sabitri — Odia form of Savitri, devoted wife
- Debjani — Gift of God, divine
- Bishnupriya — Beloved of Lord Vishnu
Other names under Kark rashi
- Priya — Meanings families give: Beloved, dear; Beloved, dear one, darling; Beloved, dear one; Dear, beloved; one who is cherished; Beloved, dear one, cherished
- Divyansh — Divine part, a sacred portion of the supreme divine
- Disha — Meanings families give: Direction, path, guiding light; Direction, guidance, aim; Direction, path
- Ganesh — Meanings families give: Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god of wisdom; Lord of ganas, elephant god; Lord of all beings, elephant-headed god; Lord of hosts, elephant-headed deity
- Khushi — Happiness, joy
- Devansh — Part of God, divine fraction and heavenly portion
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Kark names.
Where this comes from
Susama's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.