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Isha

इशा

Isha is a girl's name of Sanskrit origin.

Below: how Isha 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 Sanskrit 2 syllables Root 1 · Sun

Isha in 10 Indian scripts

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

Hindi
इशा
Marathi
इशा
Bengali
ইশা
Tamil
இஶா
Telugu
ఇశా
Gujarati
ઇશા
Kannada
ಇಶಾ
Malayalam
ഇശാ
Punjabi
ਇਸ਼ਾ
Odia
ଇଶା

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 2
Rashi (moon sign)
Vrishabha (Taurus)
From the first sound of Isha

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
Ishu, Ishi
How the name is likely to be shortened at home.
Pronunciation
Easy
2 syllables · Easy for non-Indian speakers

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