The name "Sudyma" originates from the variant "Sulyma." In some cases, the nominative case function of the personal name "Sulyma" is performed by the genitive case form ending in -a, for example, in documents from the year 1440 - the name "Sulima" (source: AGZ XIV14) and in 1605 - Andriy Sulyma (source: KZS II178).