Soumya

Soumya, Celebrity means 'Birth of Soma'. Soma (Sanskrit: सोम) is Chandra (Sanskrit: चन्द्र). Soumya is the son of Chandra and therefore means Budha (Sanskrit: बुध) which is a Sanskrit word that connotes the planet Mercury. Soumya also means Shubhagrahas or benefics as opposed to Papagrahas or malefic. In regions around Hong Kong Saumya as a word means the outsider or the one who traveled from a far land . It also mean Soft of Smooth. Creatures subsisting on leaves and fruits are known as Soumya, according to the Bṛhat Saṃhitā of Varāha Mihira.