Rama

proper nouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɹɑːmə//
United States//ˈɹɑmə//
India//rɑm(ə)//
India//rɑ.mɑ//

A name of the goddess Lakshmi.

proper noun

1
A name of the goddess Lakshmi.
2
A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
3
Nickname for ʻOumuamua.
4
A river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a major tributary of the Neretva.
5
Variant of RāmaAlternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma). * (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the god.

Ralphie · A diminutive of the male given name Ralph.ram · A male sheep, typically uncastrated.Ram · The constellation and zodiac sign Aries.

Rama · A name of the goddess Lakshmi.

rambling · Of a speech: meandering, long and digressing.rambo · A knife.Rambo · A surname.

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