Sharma

Sharma is a Brahmin Hindu surname in India and Nepal. The Sanskrit stem ṣárman- (nom. sarma) can mean 'joyfulness', 'comfort', 'happiness'.[1]

For the modern village in Yemen, see Sharmah. For the medieval harbour, see Sharma (medieval).

Sarma is an alternative English spelling of the name. Some Assamese Brahmins also use Sarmah.[2]

People

Notable people with the surname Sharma/Sarma include

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See also
  • All pages with titles beginning with Sharma
  • All pages with titles containing Sharma
  • Sharla

References
  1. Monier-Williams, Monier (1899). A Sanskrit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 1058 col.2.
  2. Assamese Surnames. Languageinindia.com (4 April 2003). Retrieved on 20 October 2011.

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