Swetha
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Swetha is a given name, usually pronounced shway-tha or as sway-tha. The name is derived from the Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 word for white, "Sweth". Swetha essentially means "pure". The name originated in India and relates to Hindu
Hindu
Hindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...

 mythology of the goddess Saraswati
Saraswati
In Hinduism Saraswati , is the goddess of knowledge, music, arts, science and technology. She is the consort of Brahma, also revered as His Shakti....

, the Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom.

Swetha is derived from the sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

 word 'swethambari' which on splitting up, or 'samasa' as referred to in sanskrit
Sanskrit
Sanskrit , is a historical Indo-Aryan language and the primary liturgical language of Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.Buddhism: besides Pali, see Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Today, it is listed as one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and is an official language of the state of Uttarakhand...

becomes "swetham ambaram yasyaha saa"

Which means, a lady adorned with "white colored" clothing.

A guy adorned with "white colored" clothing is referred to as 'swethambaraha' which on splitting up becomes "swetham ambaram yasya saha"

Swetha is also a name for 'wonderwoman'.The spelling can be different.Shwetha,Shweta,Swetha,Sweta.
The name is being used for naming the daughters of Great Personality. Some of them are Amitabh Bachchan, Sujatha Mohan-Malayalam Singer.
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