📖 About Reshma
Reshma is a Persian-origin name meaning 'silk', evoking softness and grace. It spread across the Indian subcontinent through Mughal cultural influence and remains popular in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, as well as among South Asian diaspora communities worldwide.
📍 Details
- OriginPersian
- Gender♀ Female
- MeaningSilken
🔀 Variants & Related Names
⭐ Famous People
- Reshma — Iconic Pakistani folk singer known for her powerful, haunting voice and songs like 'Lamma Lamma'; one of the greatest folk artists of South Asia.
- Reshma Saujani — American lawyer, activist, and author; founder of Girls Who Code, an organisation working to close the gender gap in technology.
- Reshma Shinde — Indian politician and member of the Shiv Sena party, serving in the Maharashtra state legislature.
- Reshma Qureshi — Indian activist and model who became a prominent face for acid attack survivors, advocating for stricter acid sale regulations in India.