About the name Sanghamitra
Sanghamitta sailed to Sri Lanka with a cutting of the Bodhi tree and founded the order of nuns there, an event still marked every December with lamps across the island. Bengali and Odia families use the Sanskrit form Sanghamitra, keeping alive one of the few ancient Indian women remembered for institution-building rather than devotion.
Sanghamitra is a girl name of Pali origin, pronounced sung-hah-MEE-trah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 96 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Sanghamitra?
Sanghamitra currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.4 people per million carry it — about 1 in 714,286. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Sanghamitra
We have not catalogued a widely known public figure named Sanghamitra yet. That is part of what makes it a distinctive choice — the name is not already attached to someone else in most people's minds.
Spellings and variants of Sanghamitra
Names similar to Sanghamitra
Sumitra
soo-MEE-trah
Good friend; the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna in the Ramayana
Saraswati
sah-rahs-WAH-tee
She who flows; the goddess of learning, music and speech, and a lost Vedic river
Sujata
soo-JAH-tah
Well-born, the woman who fed the fasting Buddha
Romasha
roh-MAH-shah
Rigvedic woman seer, daughter of Brihaspati
Samaira
suh-MY-raa
Enchanting, a gentle breeze
Sariputta
sah-ree-POOT-tah
Son of Sari, the Buddha's foremost disciple in wisdom
Shailaja
shy-LAH-jah
Born of the mountain, an epithet of Parvati as daughter of Himavan
Shakuntala
shah-koon-TAH-lah
Sheltered by birds, heroine of Kalidasa's play and mother of Bharata
Sanghamitra — frequently asked questions
What does the name Sanghamitra mean?
Sanghamitra means "Friend of the Sangha, Ashoka's daughter who carried Buddhism to Lanka". It is a name of Pali origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Sanghamitra?
Sanghamitra is pronounced sung-hah-MEE-trah, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Sanghamitra?
Sanghamitra scores 96 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 714,286 people carry it — about 1.4 per million.
What is the numerology number for Sanghamitra?
Sanghamitra carries the expression number 3, known as The Storyteller. Its soul urge number is 3 and its personality number is 9.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sanghamitra?
The lucky number for Sanghamitra is 3 (with 12, 21, 30 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Lilac Amethyst. The traditional lucky day is Thursday and the associated gemstone is Amethyst.