Sharmila
Appearance
Gender | Female |
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Language(s) | Hindi Sanskrit Tamil |
Origin | |
Meaning | "shy" "comfort" "joy" "protection" "happiness" |
Region of origin | India |
Other names | |
Related names | Sarmila, Sharmiela |
Sharmila (Hindi : शर्मिला) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "comfort", "joy" and"protection".
Notable people named Sharmila
[edit]- Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Sri Lankan-American physician
- Sharmila Bhattacharya (born 1964), American-Nigerian doctor and NASA scientist
- Sharmila Biswas (born 1962), Indian dancer and choreographer
- Sharmila Chakraborty (born 1961), Indian cricketer
- Sharmila Devar (born 1977), American actress
- Sharmila Farooqi (born 1978), Pakistani politician
- Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Indian professor of material science
- Sharmila Nicollet (born 1991), French-Indian golfer
- Sharmila Rege (1964–2013), Indian sociologist, feminist and writer
- Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), Indian poet, political and civil rights activist
- Sharmila Tagore (born 1944), Indian actress
- Y. S. Sharmila (born 1973), Indian politician
Notable people named Sarmila
[edit]- Sarmila Bose (born 1959), Harvard Academic
Notable people named Sharmiela
[edit]- Sharmiela Mandre (born 1989), Indian actress