name
Resham
REH-shum
ˈrɛʃʌmListen
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Syllable breakdown
Resham
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Saraiki (Pakistan)
- Meaning
- a Saraiki feminine name meaning silk, evoking the smoothness, lustre, and precious quality of the fine textile; the Saraiki people inhabit the Seraiki belt of south-central Pakistan encompassing Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, and adjacent areas of Sindh and Balochistan; Saraiki is distinct from Punjabi and Sindhi and has a rich literary tradition of Sufi poetry; naming daughters after beautiful materials and natural phenomena is common in Saraiki culture, and Resham conveys elegance, refinement, and the hope that a daughter will grow into a woman of grace and beauty
- Gender
- female
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