Ashok

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UK/æˈʃɒk/UK/ˈæʃɒk/US/əˈʃoʊk/US/ˈɑʃɔk/

proper noun

A male given name from Hindi.

OriginHindi अशोक ← Sanskrit अशोक →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Hindi.

Origin

  1. Sanskritअशोक
  2. Hindiअशोक
  3. EnglishAshok

Borrowed from Hindi अशोक (aśok), from Sanskrit अशोक (aśoka, literally “without grief”). Doublet of Ashoka and Asoka.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shakosokhaShokakosha
Cite this entry
APA

Ashok. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashok

MLA

“Ashok.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashok. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ashok,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ashok.

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