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Ashima name meaning
- 阿诗玛name prefix; poetry; agate
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- Chinese characters阿诗玛
Ashima is a girl's name written 阿诗玛; 阿 is a name prefix, 诗 means 'poetry' and 玛 'agate', though the characters mainly render the sound.
Chinese characters for Ashima
This spelling is common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization.
- 阿诗玛
name prefix; poetry; agate
Mandarin ā shī mǎ
attested
One spelling can stand for several characters. The meaning of a name depends on the characters the family chose; characters marked “attested” are found in records of real names.
About the name Ashima
Ashima is a girl's name written 阿诗玛 and spelled after the Mandarin pinyin ā shī mǎ. The character 阿 is a prefix used in familiar names, 诗 means poetry, and 玛 is used in 玛瑙 (agate); here the three mainly render the sound of the name. The actual meaning depends on the characters the family chose.
| Gender | ♀ Girl |
|---|---|
| Romanization | Mandarin (pinyin) |
| First letter | Chinese Names starting with A |
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Sources
- Wiktionary: 阿 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Wiktionary: 詩 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 诗 · mdbg.net · meaning
- Wiktionary: 瑪 · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- MDBG: 玛 · mdbg.net · meaning
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