The story behind Ashok
Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.
Pronunciation
General-American: /əˈʃoʊk/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /æˈʃɒk/
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈæʃɒk/
- General-American: /ˈɑʃɔk/
Popularity
Ashok ranked #12200 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Ashok
Deepak
Borrowed from Hindi दीपक (dīpak), meaning a part of a flame, or someone who enlightens everyone's heart with hope.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ālok
Borrowed from Sanskrit आलोक (āloka).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends K
- same syllable count
- similar length
Anouk
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Aslak
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Amber
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- Gender
- mixed
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Arvind
Borrowed from Hindi अरविंद (arvind, “lotus”). Borrowed from Sanskrit अरविन्द (aravinda).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends D
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Ashok
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Jay
Borrowed from Hindi जय (jay, literally “victory”). Borrowed from Sanskrit जय (jaya, “victory”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends Y
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Narendra
From Hindi नरेंद्र (narendra). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नरेन्द्र (narendra), from नर (nara, “man”) + इन्द्र (indra, “god”), meaning god of humans.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Ashok
Baljeet
From Punjabi ਬਲਜੀਤ (baljīt) or Hindi बलजीत (baljīt), a compound of बल (bal, “strength, power, might”) + जीत (jīt, “victory”), from Sanskrit बल॑ (bála) and जित (jitá).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Dev
Borrowed from Hindi देव (dev). Learned borrowing from Sanskrit देव (deva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *daywás, from Proto-Indo-European *deywós, from *dyew- + *-ós.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends V
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Jagdeep
From Hindi जगदीप (jagdīp).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends P
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length