Soumya

Soumya , is an Indian name. It is unisexual, although it is more common as a masculine name in East India and as a feminine name in South and North India. It can also be spelled as Saumya, Sawmya, Sowmya, Saumy, Somy, Soumy, or Somya in South and North India. In West Bengal, it is predominantly a masculine name and spelled as Soumo, Saumya, Soumya, Somya, or Soumyo.
The name has various meanings.
Soumya means 'Birth of Soma'. Soma is Chandra. Soumya is the son of Chandra and therefore means Budha which is a Sanskrit word that connotes the planet Mercury.

Other meanings

Soumya also means Shubhagrahas or benefics as opposed to Papagrahas or malefic. In regions around Hong Kong Saumya as a word means the outsider or the one who traveled from a far land. It also mean Soft of Smooth.
Creatures subsisting on leaves and fruits are known as Soumya, according to the Bṛhat Saṃhitā of Varāha Mihira.
The third year of the ninth Yuga is known as Soumya. According to The Bṛhat Saṃhitā, mankind will be happy during the ‘Soumya’ year.
In Kannada, Soumya means "The Regent of Mercury and son of the Moon.
In means a mentally calm or placid or balanced person; beautiful, majestic, dignified, unruffled.
Soumya is among the "Shiva Sahasranama" – 1008 Names of Lord Shiva.
Soumya is one of the nine regions of Bharatavarsha according to the Brahma Purana. The names of eight of these regions are Indradvipa, Kaserumana, Tamraparna, Gabhastimana, Nagadvipa, Soumya, Gandharva, and Varuna.
Soumya is one of the Vasara Wednesday: Soumya Vasara.

Notables

Soumya Sankar Bose, Indian Artist and Photographer
Soumya Bhattacharya, Indian journalist and author
Soumya Raychaudhuri, American scientist
Soumya Ranjan Patnaik, founder and editor of Oriya daily Sambad
Soumya Swaminathan, Indian paediatrician
Soumya Swaminathan, Indian Chess player
Soumya Sarkar, Bangladeshi cricketer
S. Sowmya, Carnatic musician from Tamilnadu, India
Saumy Mittal, Indian Researcher and Writer