Uma (given name)
Uma is a given name in various cultures.
In India, it is the name of the Hindu goddess, who is more commonly known as Parvati. In Sanskrit the word can further mean "tranquillity", "splendour", "fame" and "night".
People with the name
- Uma (actress), Indian actress
- Uma Bharti, Indian politician
- Uma Chowdhry, American chemist
- Uma Devi Khatri, or Tun Tun, Indian actor and comedienne
- Uma Khouny, Israeli-Filipino contestant in Pinoy Big Brother
- Uma Krishnaswami, Indian author
- Uma Kumaran, British politician
- Uma Narayan, Indian Scholar
- Uma Pemmaraju, Indian–American news anchor
- Uma Sharma, kathak dancer and choreographer
- Uma Thurman, American actress
Fictional characters with the name
- Uma, a main character in Oobi
- Uma, a main villain in Disney's Descendants 2 and Descendants 3
- Uma, a main character in Robert Louis Stevenson's Polynesian tale "The Beach of Falesá"