Comments for the name Uma

A celebrity with this name is actress Uma Thurman.

The actress was named Uma because her dad was apparently a professor of Hindu mythology at a university. It's a pretty name.

Uma Thurman also has three brothers with equally interesting names: Mipam, Dechen and Ganden.

Uma means one in Portuguese.

This also means "horse" in Japanese.

Quite an odd name, wouldn't you want to name your child something a little longer and more exiting?

I'd consider this name, but only because of the actress.

I saw a film with the actress Uma Thurman and thought that it would be a nice name for a baby girl. Two years later I gave birth to a litte girl, which we named Uma Isabella.

I like the name Uma! It will always remind me of Uma Thurman.

Uma is Oobi's little sister on the Noggin show for preschoolers.

This means "horse" in Japanese. There isn't anything wrong with horses but it's ridiculous on a person, it makes you think of someone who isn't attractive. I have many Japanese friends and they always laugh about the actress' name because it seems so ridiculous. It might work outside of Japan, but I really wouldn't use it.

In Bosnian Uma is used as a diminutive of Umihana, a feminine name of Arabic origin.