Shiva Purana

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उमेति मात्रा तपसे निषिद्धा कालिका च सा ॥ पश्चादुमाख्यां सुमुखी जगाम भुवने मुने ॥ १७ ॥

Afterwards when Kālī wanted to perform a penance she was forbidden by her mother who said—“O, no (Umā). Hence O sage, the sweetfaced lady came to be called Umā in the world.

english translation

umeti mAtrA tapase niSiddhA kAlikA ca sA ॥ pazcAdumAkhyAM sumukhI jagAma bhuvane mune ॥ 17 ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript