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Ashvin
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Pronounced ASH-vin /ΛΙΛΚ.vΙͺn/Low
Meaning: Ashvin comes from Sanskrit ashva, meaning horse. The Ashvins are the divine twin horsemen of Hindu tradition, healers and helpers who ride at dawn, and Ashvin is also the name of a month in the Hindu lunar calendar. The name carries a sense of horsemanship and light.Low
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U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ashvin is rooted in the Sanskrit word ashva, meaning horse. It recalls the Ashvins, divine twin horsemen praised in the ancient Vedic hymns as healers who ride ahead of the sunrise, and it names a month in the Hindu calendar. Borne mainly within Indian families, it reads as a name of dignity and old tradition.
Ashvin has always been rare in American records, given to only about twenty boys a year at its mid-two-thousands peak, largely within Indian American families. A boy named Ashvin then is a teenager or young adult today.
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What does the name Ashvin mean?
It is a Sanskrit name from ashva, horse, tied to the Ashvins, the twin horsemen of Hindu tradition.
How do you pronounce Ashvin?
It is said ASH-vin, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Ashvin a boy or girl name?
Ashvin is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Ashvin?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.