First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1922. A diminutive form of Sarma, from sarma (“hoarfrost”).
Sarmīte f
- a female given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Sarmīte was the only given name of 4975 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.