Soma

Soma may refer to Soma, the fictional drug from the 1932 novel Brave New World, or:

Businesses and brands

• SOMA (architects), a New York–based firm of architects
• Soma (company), a company that designs eco-friendly water filtration systems
• SOMA Fabrications, a builder of bicycle frames and other bicycle parts and accessories
• Soma Festival, annual music and well-being festival in Northern Ireland
• Soma, a brand of Chico's

Computing

• SOMA Messenger, a cross-platform instant messaging and communication application
• Service-oriented modeling and architecture, a framework for software design

Music

Bands and labels

• Soma (band), an Australian dark ambient musical project
• Soma (studio), a recording studio located in Chicago, Illinois
• Soma Records (U.S. label), a Minneapolis record label
• Soma Quality Recordings, a Scottish record label co-founded by Slam

Albums

• Soma (Mallavoodoo album) (2006)
• Soma (Steve Roach and Robert Rich album) (1992)
• Soma (Windhand album) (2013)
• Soma, a 2004 album by Eths
• Soma, a 2021 album by Phaeleh

Songs

• "Soma" (song), a 1993 song by the Smashing Pumpkins
• "Soma", a 2009 song by Deadmau5 from For Lack of a Better Name
• "Soma", a 2015 song by Northlane from Node
• "Soma", a 2002 song by Project 86 from Truthless Heroes
• "Soma", a 2007 song by Prometheus from Corridor of Mirrors
• "Soma", a 2001 song by the Strokes from Is This It
• "Soma", a 2012 song by 10 Years from Minus the Machine
• "Soma", a 1984 song by Tuxedomoon

Organizations

• A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona, one of three medical schools in Arizona
• Sharing of Ministries Abroad, an international Anglican charity
• Society of Mutual Autopsy, a professional association of anthropologists
• Student Osteopathic Medical Association, a national student organization of osteopathic medical students
• Symphony Orchestra Musician Association, part of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance, Australia

People

• Stephen O'Malley or SOMA (born 1974), experimental musician and graphic designer
• Queen Soma, legendary founder of Kingdom of Funan in the 1st century
• Leela Soma, Scottish-based writer, born in Madras
• Soma Sara, founder of Everyone's Invited, an anti-rape organisation based in the UK

Fictional

• Soma-datta, a character in the 11th-century Indian story collection Shringara-manjari-katha
• Soma (Brave New World), the freely distributed happiness drug in the 1932 Aldous Huxley novel Brave New World
• Soma, a character in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
• Prince Soma, a character in Black Butler
• Soma Cruz, the protagonist of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow
• Soma Peries, a character in Mobile Suit Gundam 00
• Soma Schicksal, a character in Gods Eater Burst
• Soma Yukihira, the main protagonist in Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
• Jarlskona Soma, a character in Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
• Ryu Soma, a character in Argento Soma

Places

• South Main, part of Main Street (Vancouver) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Soma, Gambia, a town
• Sama, South Khorasan or Somā, Iran
• Sōma, Aomori, a village in Nakatsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
• Sōma, Fukushima, a city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
  • Sōma District, Fukushima, a district in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
• Soma, Manisa, a town and district of Manisa Province, Turkey
• South of Market, San Francisco or SoMa, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, U.S.
• SoMa, the 4th arrondissement part of Le Marais in Paris, France
• Soma Bay, a coastal resort on the Red Sea in Egypt, 45 km (28 mi) south of Hurghada International Airport.

Religion

• Soma (deity), a Hindu deity
• Soma (drink), a ritual drink in Indo-Iranian cultures

Science

• Soma (biology), the cell body of a neuron
• Carisoprodol or Soma, a muscle relaxant drug

Other uses

• Sōma (surname)
• Soma (video game), a 2015 survival horror science fiction video game
• System Open Market Account, a monetary policy tool used by the US Federal Reserve System
• Soma cube, a solid dissection puzzle invented by Piet Hein
• Soma San Diego, a concert venue in San Diego, California
• System Open Market Account, a pool of financial assets owned & operated by the US Federal Reserve, held as an emergency store of liquidity and used as collateral against liabilities
• "Soma", an item in the Megami Tensei video game series.

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Soma
• All pages with titles containing Soma
• Malmheim og Soma, a borough of Sandnes, Norway
• Som (disambiguation)
• Sōma (disambiguation)
  • Sōma clan, a Japanese clan of Mutsu Province from the 16th century
• Soma 0.5mg, a 2018 album by Taconafide
• SomaFM, a listener-supported, commercial-free Internet radio station
• Somatherapy, also Soma or SOMA, a therapy designed by Brazilian Roberto Freire
• Somatic (disambiguation)