Asha
[ˈɑːʃə]Meaning
from Sanskrit āśā, "wish, desire, hope"; also from Swahili ishi, "live, exist"
Background Story
Behind the Name gives two origins for Asha as a given name: Sanskrit āśā, meaning "wish, desire, hope", and Swahili ishi, meaning "live, exist", itself derived from Arabic ʿāsha. Asha is separately a Zoroastrian concept, Avestan Aṣ̌a, commonly summarised as "truth" and "right" or "righteousness", and the name of the Amesha Spenta who is its hypostasis.
Temperament
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