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Asha

आशा

Asha is a girl's name of Hindi origin meaning hope.

Meaning from en.wiktionary.org.

Below: how Asha is written across 10 Indian scripts, its Chaldean numerology reading, the birth star traditionally linked to its first sound, and the short forms families actually use.

girl Hindi 2 syllables Root 1 · Sun

Asha in 10 Indian scripts

Written out for the certificate, the invitation, and the passport form.

Hindi
आशा
Marathi
आशा
Bengali
আশা
Tamil
ஆஶா
Telugu
ఆశా
Gujarati
આશા
Kannada
ಆಶಾ
Malayalam
ആശാ
Punjabi
ਆਸ਼ਾ
Odia
ଆଶା

Chaldean numerology

The traditional Chaldean system, which assigns a value to each letter by its sound.

Compound number
10
Wheel of Fortune — honour, will-power, success through self-reliance
Root number
1
Ruling planet: ☉ Sun
LeadershipPoliticsEntrepreneurshipIndependence brands

Fields traditionally considered favourable for root 1.

Rashi & Nakshatra

By the Avakahada chakra, the syllable table used at namkaran ceremonies.

Nakshatra
Krittika
Pada 1
Rashi (moon sign)
Mesha (Aries)
From the first sound of Asha

Traditionally this table runs the other way: a pandit reads the baby's birth star from the janam kundli and gives you a syllable to start the name with. The birth chart, not the name, is the authority. We show the reverse lookup for reference.

Everyday use

Short forms
Ashu, Ashi
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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