Ashutosh
/AA-SH-UW-T-AA-SH/
Quickly pleased and readily appeased — Ashutosh is one of Shiva's most intimate epithets, naming the god who is moved by even simple devotion, who responds to a handful of bilva leaves offered with a clean heart as readily as to elaborate ritual. For a child the name expresses the hope for an easy-tempered gracious nature, quick to forgive and quick to be delighted, a temperament that makes life around it lighter
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Meaning & origin
Yes — Ashutosh is a Hindu boy name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “Quickly pleased and readily appeased — Ashutosh is one of Shiva's most intimate epithets, naming the god who is moved by even simple devotion, who responds to a handful of bilva leaves offered with a clean heart as readily as to elaborate ritual. For a child the name expresses the hope for an easy-tempered gracious nature, quick to forgive and quick to be delighted, a temperament that makes life around it lighter”.
Ashutosh is a boy's name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families. The name means "Quickly pleased and readily appeased — Ashutosh is one of Shiva's most intimate epithets, naming the god who is moved by even simple devotion, who responds to a handful of bilva leaves offered with a clean heart as readily as to elaborate ritual. For a child the name expresses the hope for an easy-tempered gracious nature, quick to forgive and quick to be delighted, a temperament that makes life around it lighter" and belongs to the Divine cluster — names rooted in sacred meaning and spiritual tradition.
Common among Indian, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayali families, Ashutosh carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
Ashutosh's nakshatra & rashi
In Hindu tradition, a baby's name is chosen to harmonise with their nakshatra (birth star) and rashi (moon sign) — most often through an auspicious first syllable. Ashutosh opens with “As”. Whether that's auspicious for your baby depends on their exact date, time and place of birth.
NameRoot works it out for you. Enter your baby's birth details and see exactly which nakshatra and rashi Ashutosh aligns with — and how strongly it scores.
See Ashutosh's nakshatra reading →What does Ashutosh's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Ashutosh resonates in either tradition.
Ashutosh's destiny number is 3 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Ashutosh's full reading →
Does Ashutosh go with your family's names?
Ashutosh breaks into 6 sounds: /AA-SH-UW-T-AA-SH/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Ashutosh sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Ashutosh beside your family's names →
Nicknames
Common affectionate forms of Ashutosh — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.
Names similar to Ashutosh
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Sharing the same meaning
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Common questions about Ashutosh
What does the name Ashutosh mean?
Ashutosh means "Quickly pleased and readily appeased — Ashutosh is one of Shiva's most intimate epithets, naming the god who is moved by even simple devotion, who responds to a handful of bilva leaves offered with a clean heart as readily as to elaborate ritual. For a child the name expresses the hope for an easy-tempered gracious nature, quick to forgive and quick to be delighted, a temperament that makes life around it lighter." It is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, traditionally used in Hindu families.
Is Ashutosh a boy or girl name?
Ashutosh is most commonly used as a boy name.
What is the origin of the name Ashutosh?
Ashutosh is of Sanskrit origin, used in Hindu tradition, commonly among Indian, Marathi, Bengali families.
Is Ashutosh a Hindu name?
Yes. Ashutosh is a boy name traditionally used in Hindu families, of Sanskrit origin.
What does Ashutosh mean in Sanskrit?
Ashutosh originates from Sanskrit, where it means "Quickly pleased and readily appeased — Ashutosh is one of Shiva's most intimate epithets, naming the god who is moved by even simple devotion, who responds to a handful of bilva leaves offered with a clean heart as readily as to elaborate ritual. For a child the name expresses the hope for an easy-tempered gracious nature, quick to forgive and quick to be delighted, a temperament that makes life around it lighter."
What are common nicknames for Ashutosh?
Common short forms of Ashutosh include Ashu, Ashi.
What is the numerology of Ashutosh?
Ashutosh has a Pythagorean destiny number of 3 — creativity and joyful expression.
What is Ashutosh's rashi and nakshatra?
By its first syllable "A", Ashutosh falls under the Krittika nakshatra and Mesha (Aries) rashi — its naam-rashi, or name-based moon sign. (A baby's birth nakshatra comes from their date and time of birth; NameRoot matches the two.)
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