Uma is a given name in various cultures.
In India, it is the name of the Hindu goddess, who is more commonly known as Parvati. In Sanskrit the word umā can further mean "tranquillity", "splendour", "fame" and "night".
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People with the name
Uma (actress) (Uma Shankari, fl from 2000), Indian actress
Uma Bharti (born 1959), Indian politician
Uma Chowdhry (born 1957), American chemist
Uma Devi Khatri (1923–2003), or Tun Tun, Indian actor and comedienne
Uma Khouny, Israeli-Filipino contestant in Pinoy Big Brother
Uma Krishnaswami (born 1956), Indian author
Uma Kumaran, British politician
Uma Narayan (fl. from 1990), Indian Scholar
Uma Pemmaraju (1958–2022), Indian–American news anchor
Uma Sharma (born 1942), kathak dancer and choreographer
Uma Thurman (born 1970), American actress
Fictional characters with the name
Uma, a main character in Oobi
Uma, a main villain in Disney's Descendants 2 and Descendants 3
Uma, a main character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Polynesian tale "The Beach of Falesá"
