UMA  

Gender: F
Origin: Sanskrit
Meaning: "nation"

A throaty, exotic name for a Hindu goddess...and a Hollywood one, whose father is a professor of Eastern religion. But as popular as Uma Thurman is, other parents have not picked up on her name.

Variations:
Ooma

Uma is being discussed in our message boards:

• AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FG, GH....GIRLS
• New: AA, BB, CC, DD....Boy/Girl Sibling Sets
• Another alphabet game (girls)
• Alphabet Babies
• AA, BB, CC, DD....GIRLS!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Uma:

• U NAME IT: Utterly unusual, unique and underused 'U' names
• OOH-LA-LA, TALLULAH!