Samhita

Classical Sanskrit origin

संहिता (saṃhitā): a text treated according to euphonic rules.

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: Kumbh
• Nakshatra: Shatabhisha
• More names starting with S

Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “A Vedic collection, sacred text”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Litpreet — Love of the scripture, devoted to sacred text
• Samhitha — Collection, joined together, Veda
• Geethanjali — Collection of songs, musical offering
• Pankajini — Collection of lotuses, pond of lotus
• Gayathri — A sacred Vedic hymn, mother of Vedas
• Rik — Vedic hymn

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Other names under Kumbh rashi

• Shreya — Auspicious, fortunate
• Siya — Goddess Sita, white
• Shiv — Auspicious, Lord Shiva
• Shivansh — Part of Lord Shiva
• Siddharth — One who has attained his goals
• Shanaya — Eminent, first ray of sun

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

Where this comes from

Samhita'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.