Hima

Classical Sanskrit origin

हिम (hima): frost, hoar-frost, snow (rarely ‘ice’).

Source: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), a public-domain scholarly reference — not every popular name today traces to a classical dictionary entry, so this section only appears where a verified match exists.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Simha
• Nakshatra: Uttara Phalguni
• More names starting with H

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Snow, cool, Himalaya”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Himachala — Snowy mountain, Himalaya
• Mainaka — Daughter of the Himalaya
• Soumya — Gentle, pleasing, soft, cool
• Tushar — Snow, frost, cool
• Sheetal — Cool, calm, soothing like water
• Seetal — Cool, calm and refreshing

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Aaradhya — Worthy of worship, beloved of God
• Priya — Beloved, dear one, darling
• Aishwarya — Prosperity, wealth, Goddess Lakshmi
• Shruti — Heard, sacred scriptures, Vedas
• Harshitha — Happy, joyful, delighted
• Niharika — Dewdrops, morning dew

Other names under Simha rashi

• Lavanya — Grace, beauty, loveliness
• Krishna — Dark, all attractive, Vishnu avatar
• Surya — Sun, solar
• Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
• Harshil — Joyful, happy
• Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.

Where this comes from

Hima's etymology is verified against Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899). Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.