Ashoka

Gender Masculine
Usage Sanskrit
Scripts अशोक(Sanskrit)

Meaning & History

Means "without sorrow" in Sanskrit, from अ (a) meaning "not" and शोका (śokā) meaning "sorrow, grief". This name was borne by Ashoka (or Aśoka) the Great, a 3rd-century BC emperor of the Maurya Empire in northern India.

Related Names

Rootsa + śokā
Other Languages & CulturesAshok(Bengali) Ashok(Gujarati) Ashok(Hindi) Ashok(Kannada) Ashok(Marathi) Ashok(Nepali) Ashok(Tamil) Ashok(Telugu)

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Categories

conquerors, emperors, feelings, happiness, sadness
Entry updated October 6, 2024