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 [ syll. as-ho-ka, ash-oka ] The boy name Ashoka is pronounced AE-SHaaKah KEY. Ashoka has its origins in the Sanskrit language and it is used largely in Indian. The meaning of Ashoka is 'without sorrow'. Derived from a 'without' ; shoka 'sorrow, grief'. The name was borne by Ashoka the Great (304BC-232BC), who is often noted as one of India's greatest emperors. Variant forms of Ashoka include the Indian names Ashok and Asoka. Ashoka is uncommon as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Ashoka include the Hebrew Ahijah, the Sanskrit Ajay, the Japanese Akio, the Hebrew Asaiah, the Indian Asoka, the Japanese Atsushi, the English Augie, the Swahili Azizi, the Hawaiian Iokua, the English and Hebrew Isaiah, the English Isaias, the Polish Izajasz, the Indian Aakesh, the German Achaz, the English Acie, the German Ahas, the Greek Aigeus, the Urdu Ajaz, the name Akash, and the name Akule. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ashoka: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
