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- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Uma Iyer
Meaning & Origins
Sanskrit: denoting the flax plant or turmeric; the name of a goddess who mediates between Brahma and the other gods, identified with the goddess Vac, the personification of speech; also a byname of Parvati, wife of Shiva.
| 4,318th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Indian (Tamil Nadu): Hindu (Brahman) name, aiyar in Tamil, composed of the noun stem ayya (see Iyengar) + the honorific plural suffix -r. The Iyer Brahmans are a prominent community from Tamil Nadu.
| 10,871st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Um, Umi, Umme, Ume, Umma, Umu, Umm, Umo, Ummu, Umeyo
Iyere, Iwer, Iwere, Iier, Iyerusalimets, Iyare, Iyar, Iherie, Iherue, Iyery
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