About the name Sharmishtha
Sharmishtha begins the story as a servant to her rival and ends it as the mother of the dynasty, a reversal Michael Madhusudan Dutt turned into Bengali theatre. The name is thorny to pronounce and all the more distinctive for it.
Sharmishtha is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced shar-MISH-tah. On the NameRarity scale it scores 94 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 epic era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Sharmishtha?
Sharmishtha currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.7 people per million carry it — about 1 in 588,235. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Sharmishtha
- Sharmistha MukherjeeIndian Kathak dancer and politician
Spellings and variants of Sharmishtha
Names similar to Sharmishtha
Damayanti
dah-mah-YAHN-tee
Subduing, one who tames; the princess of Vidarbha in the Mahabharata's tale of Nala
Nishtha
NISH-thaa
Steadfast devotion, unwavering faith
Devaki
DAY-vah-kee
Mother of Krishna, imprisoned by her brother Kamsa
Savitri
SAH-vih-tree
Of the sun god Savitr; the princess who argued Yama out of her husband's death
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
Sumitra
soo-MEE-trah
Good friend; the mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna in the Ramayana
Sunanda
soo-NUN-dah
One who gives great joy, a companion of Damayanti in the Mahabharata
Sharmishtha — frequently asked questions
What does the name Sharmishtha mean?
Sharmishtha means "Asura princess of the Mahabharata, mother of Puru". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a girl.
How do you pronounce Sharmishtha?
Sharmishtha is pronounced shar-MISH-tah, with 3 syllables.
How rare is the name Sharmishtha?
Sharmishtha scores 94 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 588,235 people carry it — about 1.7 per million.
What is the numerology number for Sharmishtha?
Sharmishtha carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 11 and its personality number is 5.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Sharmishtha?
The lucky number for Sharmishtha is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.