# Rama

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /rɑm(ə)/ · frequency rank #21,040

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of Rāma (“an incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism”).
2. A name of the goddess Lakshmi.
3. A female given name from Sanskrit mainly used in India.
4. Nickname for ʻOumuamua.
5. A river in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a major tributary of the Neretva.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit राम (rāma).
* (Oumuamua): The nickname derives from the similarity of Oumuamua to the fictional object "Rama" in the story Rendezvous with Rama, where that fictional object is named for the god.

## Easily confused with
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rm)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-ran)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-ray)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-raw)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rat)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rap)
- **rim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rim)
- **ROM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rom)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rna)
- **rum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rum)
- **rpm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rpm)
- **Rea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rea)
- **Rao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rao)
- **REM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rem)
- **ras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-ras)
- **RSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rsa)
- **ria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-ria)
- **RMB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rmb)
- **rav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rav)
- **RFA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rama-vs-rfa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arma`, `raam`, `ramma`, `rmaa`, `rrama`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rama