The story behind Āśā
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशा (āśā). Doublet of आस (ās). Cognate with Bengali আশা (aśa), Assamese আশা (axa), Manipuri ꯑꯥꯁꯥ (ʼāsā), and Odia ଆଶା (āśā).
Pronunciation
Hindi; Hindi; Standard: /ɑː.ʃɑː/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Hindi; Hindi; Standard: [äː.ʃäː]
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Names Similar to Āśā
Ābhā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aclā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अचला (acalā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ājñā
Borrowed from Sanskrit आज्ञा (ājñā, “order, command, authority”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ambā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बा (ambā). Doublet of अम्मा (ammā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Amŕtā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अमृता (amṛtā). By surface analysis, अमृत (amŕt) + -आ (-ā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Añjnā
Borrowed from Sanskrit अञ्जना (añjanā).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ā
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Āśā
Bharata
Borrowed from Sanskrit भरत (bharata).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bhavānī
Borrowed from Sanskrit भवानी (bhavānī).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends Ī
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bhīm
Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Āśā
Bābul
Inherited from Sanskrit बाबू (bābū).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bali
Borrowed from Sanskrit बलि (bali).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends I
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bhīm
Borrowed from Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length