Given name · Hindi
आशा
आशा (āśā) is a feminine given name from Sanskrit. It is used in Hindi.
HindiWritten in Devanagari script. In English: Asha.
Meaning & origin
How it developed
From Sanskrit आशा, from Sanskrit आ॒शस्, from Sanskrit आशंस्, built from Sanskrit आ- + शंस् (“to praise, wish”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
आशा’s family of names
In Hindi usage, आशा shares an earlier linguistic root with आस. In Hindi usage, आशा has a conventional equivalent in the English form Asha. In Hindi usage, आशा can be written in the Roman alphabet as āśā.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
आशा has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Sanskrit roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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