Sumona as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sumona

What is the meaning of the name Sumona ?

The baby name Sumona is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Soo-MOH-nah (IPA: /suːˈmoːnə/).

Sumona is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Sumona is a South Asian name rooted in Sanskrit, formed from the prefix su- “good, auspicious” and manas “mind, heart.” Through Bengali phonology the Sanskrit Sumana becomes Sumona, and the name is read as “of good mind,” “benevolent,” or “auspicious-hearted.” A related Sanskrit noun sumana also means “flower” (often jasmine), adding a poetic sense of fragrance and grace to the name’s semantics.

Found in classical Sanskrit and Pali sources as Sumana, the name appears in Hindu and Buddhist contexts and later spread through Bengali and Assamese usage; today it is common in Bangladesh and West Bengal and familiar across India and the diaspora. Variants and cognates include Sumana (Sanskrit/Hindi), Suman (a unisex short form), and Bengali transliterations Shumona and Shomona; occasional modern spellings such as Sumonaa also occur. The name is primarily feminine in Bengali and Hindi contexts, though related forms are unisex elsewhere.