Entry № 5610 · Sanskrit origin

Kshama Kshama — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ KSHAH-mah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Forgiveness / patience"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Ancient

A name that means "forgiveness / patience".

Kshama is from the Sanskrit Kṣamā.

Forgiveness / patience — a Sanskrit name.

The name in its native script.

क्षमा
Transliteration
Kṣamā
Pronunciation
/ ˈkʃɑː.mə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Kshama stands.

Kshama does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Kshamas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Patanjali Yoga Sutras 10 Yamas / Manusmriti 6.92 / Jain Kshama-Pana Paryushana
Sanskrit forgiveness patience earth-endurance + kṣam to endure + Kṣamā one of ten-Yamas Patanjali Yoga Sutras + Ahiṃsā + Satya + Asteya + Brahmacarya + Aparigraha + Śauca + Santoṣa + Tapas + Svādhyāya + Manusmriti 6.92 + Jain Kṣamā-Pana Paryushana + Bhūmi-Kṣamā
Yoga + Jain

Names connected to Kshama.

The number behind Kshama.

8

The Visionary

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Kshama reduce to 8, The Visionary. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.