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Asha name meaning

“hope”

Letters
4
Syllables
2
First letter
A
Origin
Sanskrit
Category
Malay Names
Gender
♀ Girl
4

records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Asha

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Malay Names: AMeaning hopeSanskrit origin

Asha is a female name from a Sanskrit word meaning 'hope'.

What does Asha mean?

Hope

In Malay: harapan

Sources (1)

About the name Asha

Wiktionary records Asha as a female name from Sanskrit asha, 'hope, wish', used in India. In Malaysia the spellings Asha, Ashah, Asya and Asa are also found. Some of these may be variant spellings of Arabic names, so the meaning depends on the origin the family had in mind.

Gender♀ Girl
OriginSanskrit
SyllablesA-sha
First letterMalay Names starting with A
Devanagari scriptआशा

Compound names with Asha

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Asha · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

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