Sumitra

Sumitra is an Indian first name that is used for both women and men. It means 'the good friend' and is derived from Sanskrit, where 'su' stands for 'good, excellent' and 'mitra' stands for 'companion, friend'.

What does the name Sumitra mean?

Sumitra is an Indian unisex name that carries the meaning 'the good friend'. This derivation comes from Sanskrit, where 'su' stands for 'good, excellent' and 'mitra' stands for 'companion, friend'.

Where does the name Sumitra come from?

The name Sumitra has its roots in Sanskrit and is used as both a female and a male first name. The meaning is 'the good friend'. The components of the name are 'su', which means 'good, excellent', and 'mitra', which means 'companion, friend'. It belongs to the Indian languages.

How do you pronounce Sumitra?

Su-mi-tra, where 'Su' is pronounced like in 'Super' and 'tra' is pronounced like in 'Traum'.

Popularity

In Germany, Sumitra is a rather rare name. In the local first name statistics, it has not recorded a single entry so far. The highest ranking Sumitra achieved was in 2024, when it placed 2,006th in the Italian first name charts. In the last ten years, the name has been used as a first name in Italy less than 10 times, which gives it a 5,278th place in the ten-year statistics. Between 1999 and 2024, it ranks 6,347th in Italy.

Famous people

• Sumitra Mangesh Katre (Indian linguist)