Sumitra
/S-UH-M-IH-T-R-AA/
Good friend — Sumitra (su, 'good' + mitra, 'friend') was Dasharatha's third wife and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Her counsel to Lakshmana when he leaves with Rama for exile — to serve Rama as he would his mother — is one of the Ramayana's most-quoted speeches.
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Sumitra is a Hindu girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Good friend — Sumitra (su, 'good' + mitra, 'friend') was Dasharatha's third wife and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Her counsel to Lakshmana when he leaves with Rama for exile — to serve Rama as he would his mother — is one of the Ramayana's most-quoted speeches.”.
Sumitra is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Good friend — Sumitra (su, 'good' + mitra, 'friend') was Dasharatha's third wife and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Her counsel to Lakshmana when he leaves with Rama for exile — to serve Rama as he would his mother — is one of the Ramayana's most-quoted speeches." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.
Common among Indian, American, British, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali, Singaporean families, Sumitra carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Sumitra's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Sumitra opens with “Su”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
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See Sumitra's nakshatra reading →What does Sumitra's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Sumitra resonates in either tradition.
Sumitra's destiny number is 11 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Sumitra's full reading →
Does Sumitra go with your family's names?
Sumitra breaks into 7 sounds: /S-UH-M-IH-T-R-AA/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Sumitra sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Sumitra beside your family's names →
Names similar to Sumitra
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Sumitra
What does the name Sumitra mean?
Sumitra means "Good friend — Sumitra (su, 'good' + mitra, 'friend') was Dasharatha's third wife and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Her counsel to Lakshmana when he leaves with Rama for exile — to serve Rama as he would his mother — is one of the Ramayana's most-quoted speeches.." It is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Sumitra a boy or girl name?
Sumitra is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Sumitra?
Sumitra is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, American, British families.
Is Sumitra a Hindu name?
Yes. Sumitra is a girl name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Sumitra mean in Sanskrit?
Sumitra originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Good friend — Sumitra (su, 'good' + mitra, 'friend') was Dasharatha's third wife and mother of Lakshmana and Shatrughna. Her counsel to Lakshmana when he leaves with Rama for exile — to serve Rama as he would his mother — is one of the Ramayana's most-quoted speeches.."
What is the numerology of Sumitra?
Sumitra has a Pythagorean destiny number of 11 — intuition and inspired leadership (master number).
What is Sumitra's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "Su", Sumitra falls under the Shatabhisha nakshatra and Kumbha (Aquarius) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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