Sharmila

Sharmila

Gender	Female
Language(s)	Hindi Sanskrit Tamil
Origin
Meaning	"shy" "comfort" "joy" "protection" "happiness"
Region of origin	India
Other names
Related names	Sarmila, Sharmiela

Sharmila (Hindi : शर्मिला) is a Hindu/Sanskrit Indian popular feminine given name, which means "comfort", "joy" and"protection".

Notable people named Sharmila

• Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Sri Lankan-American physician
• Sharmila Bhattacharya (born 1964), American-Nigerian doctor and NASA scientist
• Sharmila Biswas (born 1962), Indian dancer and choreographer
• Sharmila Chakraborty (born 1961), Indian cricketer
• Sharmila Devar (born 1977), American actress
• Sharmila Farooqi (born 1978), Pakistani politician
• Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, Indian professor of material science
• Sharmila Nicollet (born 1991), French-Indian golfer
• Sharmila Rege (1964–2013), Indian sociologist, feminist and writer
• Irom Chanu Sharmila (born 1972), Indian poet, political and civil rights activist
• Sharmila Tagore (born 1944), Indian actress
• Y. S. Sharmila (born 1973), Indian politician

Notable people named Sarmila

• Sarmila Bose (born 1959), Harvard Academic

Notable people named Sharmiela

• Sharmiela Mandre (born 1989), Indian actress