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Ashoka

ah-SHOH-kah

Letters

6

Syllables

3

Origin

Hindi

Total Births

10

Peak Year

#5 in 2012

First Recorded

2012

Style

Spiritual & Biblical

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

From Sanskrit, meaning "without sorrow, painless". Associated with Emperor Ashoka the Great.

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Numerology

9

The Idealist

Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.

Famous Namesakes

  • Ashoka the Great

    Mauryan Emperor of India, convert to Buddhism

Nicknames

Personality Traits

WisePeacefulCompassionateSpiritual

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