Ashritha

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: Simha
• Nakshatra: Magha
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “One who has taken refuge, dependent”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Sharanya — needing shelter or protection, seeking refuge with (comp.)
• Charan — Meanings families give: Feet, one who moves; Lotus feet, one who seeks refuge; Feet of God, sacred touch of the divine
• Gursharan — Refuge of the Guru, protected by the Guru
• Narayan — Meanings families give: Refuge of man, a name of Lord Vishnu, the preserver; Lord Vishnu, son of Nara
• Harsharan — Refuge of God, under the Lord's shelter
• Aashritha — One who gives refuge, protector

More girls' names of Sanskrit-Telugu origin

• Aaradhya — Worthy of worship, beloved of God
• Harshitha — Happy, joyful, delighted
• Nanditha — Happy, joyful, delighted
• Pranavi — Sacred syllable Om, divine
• Samhitha — Collection, joined together, Veda
• Akhila — n. without a gap, complete

Other names under Simha rashi

• Lavanya — beauty, loveliness
• Krishna — (with or without ) the dark half of the lunar month from full to new moon
• Surya — the wife of the god
• Lakshay — Target, aim, goal
• Harshil — Joyful, happy
• Misha — Sweet like nectar, joyful

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Simha names.

Where this comes from

Ashritha 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.