Reshma

Syllable breakdown

Name meaning and origin

Origin

Saraiki (Pakistan)

Meaning

a feminine name meaning silk, from the Persian reshm, widely used across Saraiki, Punjabi, and Sindhi communities of Pakistan and northern India; silk connotes softness, smoothness, and the kind of refined beauty that is appreciated in the arts and in personal character, and a girl named Reshma is often hoped to bring elegance and grace to her family; the name was borne by the celebrated folk singer Reshma whose raw, desert-edged voice became one of the most distinctive in South Asian music and who was identified closely with the Saraiki and Punjabi folk traditions of the Cholistan desert region; her music gave the name Reshma an additional association with artistic power and emotional authenticity that transcends its literal meaning of silk

Gender

female