Hema

Where Hema comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेमा (hemā, “gold”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Hema
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1976
    Debut at its peak, #7,296
    #7,296 among girls with 7 babies — the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1977
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Sanskrit commonly used in India.
Namesakes

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