Sarma
See also: sarma, sarmā, sârmă, särmä, and šarma
English
Etymology
Variant spelling of Sharma.
Proper noun
Sarma (plural Sarmas)
- A surname from Hindi.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sarma is the 39887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Sarma is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.82%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sarma”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1507. From sarma (“hoarfrost”).
Proper noun
Sarma f
- a female given name
Related terms
- Sarmīte
References
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- Population Register of Latvia: Sarma was the only given name of 500 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.