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Asha

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: Sanskrit 'hope, wish', or a Swahili form of Arabic Aisha Disputed

Two separate names share this spelling; the Indian one is the Sanskrit word for 'hope'.

Origin
Sanskrit, or Swahili from Arabic
Popularity

US 2025: #1373 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #1809

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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