Shamithra as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shamithra

What is the meaning of the name Shamithra ?

The baby name Shamithra is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shuh-MITH-rah (approx.).

Shamithra is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Shamithra is a South Asian name built from Sanskrit roots: śama (शम) meaning “calm, restraint, inner peace” and mitra (मित्र) meaning “friend, ally,” also the name of a Vedic deity. Together they yield senses like “friend of peace,” “ally who brings calm,” or “peaceful companion.” The final -a suits feminine usage in many Indo‑Aryan and Dravidian naming patterns, though the elements themselves are ancient and pan–Indo‑Iranian (cf. Mithra/Mitra).

Used mainly in recent decades, Shamithra appears in India and Sri Lanka and among the diaspora as a modern, virtue‑oriented coinage. It is typically feminine but sometimes treated as unisex. Common variants and related forms include Shamitha, Shamita, Shamitra, Samithra, Samitra, and Mithra/Mitra; pet names include Shami and Mithu. The name resonates across Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain contexts through the ethical ideal of śama (tranquility), while “Mitra” evokes friendship, concord, and auspicious alliances.

⚙ Shamithra is about as rare as a name gets. In all, it appears just 1 time, across 1 country.