Usha
Meaning of Usha
Usha is a female name of Indian origin. In Indian English, it is pronounced as OO-shuh (/uˈʃə/). The name Usha has variations, with Ushma being one of them. Although not very common in the United States, Usha has been given to a small number of newborn girls over the years. It ranked 15,518 in 2019 and 13,385 in 1995. The name Usha is associated with various meanings and characteristics such as dawn or sunrise in Sanskrit. It carries a sense of new beginnings and brightness. If you're looking for a unique and meaningful name for your baby girl, Usha might be the perfect choice.
Pronunciation
Indian English
- Pronunced as OO-shuh (/uˈʃə/)
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Notable People Named Usha
| Usha Uthup Iyer is a renowned Indian singer known for her contributions to pop, filmi, jazz, and playback music in the late 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. |
| Usha Mehta was a prominent Gandhian, freedom fighter, and organizer of the underground Congress Radio during the Quit India Movement, honored with the Padma Vibhushan in 1998. |
| Usha Claire Goswami is a renowned researcher and professor of Cognitive Developmental Neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, known for her work in educational neuroscience and reading development. |
| Usha Sanyal is an Indian scholar and historian of Islam, specializing in the Barelvi movement, and currently serves as a visiting assistant professor of history at Wingate University in North Carolina. |
| Usha Ganguly - Usha Ganguli was a prominent Indian theatre director-actor and activist, best known for her influential work in Hindi theatre in Kolkata during the 1970s and 1980s, and for founding the Rangakarmee theatre group. |
| Usha Yadav is an Indian educationist, writer of contemporary Hindi literature, and recipient of the Padma Shri award, with a prolific career in teaching and publishing. |
| Usha is a prominent Indian singer known for her work in Telugu, Kannada, and Tamil films, and has become a leading playback singer in the Telugu film industry over the past decade. |
| Usha Ananthasubramanian is the former managing director and chief executive officer of the Allahabad Bank. |
| Usha Kiran was a prominent Indian actress known for her work in over 50 Hindi and Marathi films, as well as for serving as the Sheriff of Mumbai. |
| Usha Kumari Prashar, Baroness Prashar, is a prominent British politician and the first chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission. |
| Usha Mangeshkar is a renowned Indian singer with a diverse repertoire spanning multiple languages including Marathi, Manipuri, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Nepali, Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Odia, and Assamese. |
| Usha Ramanathan is an Indian human rights activist and the South Asia Editor of Law, Environment and Development Journal. |
| Usha Srinivasan, also known as Usha, is an Indian classical dancer specializing in kuchipudi, born into a Tamil family with her father being a Veda pandit. |
| Usha Thorat served as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 2005 to 2010, and was previously the executive Director of the RBI. |
| Usha Nadkarni is a renowned Indian actress known for her work in Hindi and Marathi film, television, and theatre, particularly for her role as Savita Deshmukh in the popular show Pavitra Rishta. |
