Aashna
Aashna means Beloved, devoted, familiar.
Meaning as commonly given; not from a dictionary.
| Gender | girl |
| Origin | Marathi |
| Language | Marathi |
| Starts with | A |
Traditional associations
In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule. Traditional rashi (by first letter, as commonly listed in this corpus) — not a personalized astrological reading, and not the same as the traditional first-syllable (akshara) method some families use.
- Rashi: Mesh
- Nakshatra: Ashwini
- More names starting with A
Names with a similar meaning
Names that share a word with “Beloved, devoted, familiar”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.
- Meera — Meanings families give: Devoted, ocean; Devotee of Lord Krishna; ocean; Saintly, prosperous, ocean; Devotee of Krishna, ocean
- Vrinda — Meanings families give: Goddess Radha, tulsi plant, holy basil; Holy basil, Goddess Radha; Holy basil, Tulsi, a form of Radha; Tulsi plant; Radha; group of girls; Tulsi plant, Radha; Tulsi plant, devoted, goddess Radha
- Mirabai — Devoted to Krishna, beloved mystic
- Arpita — Meanings families give: Dedicated, offered; one who is devoted; Dedicated, offered
- Harmanpreet — Love through God's temple, devoted in the heart
- Leena — Meanings families give: Devoted, merged, absorbed; Devoted, absorbed in, tender
More girls' names of Marathi origin
Other names under Mesh rashi
- Aarav — Meanings families give: Peaceful, calm; Peaceful, calm, wise; Peaceful sound, wisdom; Calm, peaceful
- Aradhya — Worthy of worship
- Arjun — Meanings families give: Bright, shining, white; Bright, shining, the Pandava hero; Bright, shining, white, the Pandava hero; Bright, silver, the third Pandava; Bright, shining like silver and pure; Bright, shining, silver
- Aryan — Noble, of high birth
- Aadya — First, Goddess Durga
- Aarohi — Meanings families give: Musical ascending notes; Ascending musical note, progressing; Musical note; ascending; Musical note, ascending
Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mesh names.
Where this comes from
Aashna has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.