HinduGirlSanskrit
Usha: name meaning, origin and pronunciation
“dawn; morning light”
اوشا
उषा
What Usha means
Usha (اوشا, Sanskrit उषा) is a Hindu girl’s name that means “dawn; morning light”. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary, uṣā.
Usha at a glance
- Meaning
- dawn; morning light
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- Faith
- Hindu
- Say it
- oo-sha
- Syllables
- 2
- Letters
- 4
- First letter
- U · ا
Meaning of Usha
- In English
- dawn; morning light
- اردو میں معنی
- صبح، سحر
Origin and history of Usha
Sanskrit uṣā, 'dawn'.
Base wordSanskrit uṣā
How to say and write Usha
- Say it
- oo-sha2 syllables · Audio recordings coming later
- English
- Usha
- Urdu
- اوشا
- Original script
- उषा
- Other spellings
- Ushaa
- Themes
- Light
Sibling names for Usha
Hindu boy names that share a theme, origin or first letter with Usha.
- Udayادےrising; sunriseBoySanskrit
- Uditادتrisen; arisenBoySanskrit
- Ujjwalاجولbright; shining; splendidBoySanskrit
- Adityaآدتیہson of Aditi; the sunBoySanskrit
- Agniاگنیfire; the god of fireBoySanskrit
- Alokآلوکlight; lustre; seeingBoySanskrit
- Amitabhامیتابھof boundless splendourBoySanskrit
- Anshuانشوray of light; sunbeamBoySanskrit
Names like Usha
- Aartiآرتیthe ceremony of waving lamps before a deityGirlSanskrit
- Abhaآبھاsplendour; light; lustreGirlSanskrit
- Arunaاروناreddish; dawn-red; the colour of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Arunimaارونیماredness; the glow of dawnGirlSanskrit
- Bhanumatiبھانومتیluminous; splendidGirlSanskrit
- ChandniچاندنیmoonlightGirlUrdu
- Chandrakalaچندرکلاa digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- Chandralekhaچندرلیکھاthe crescent; a digit of the moonGirlSanskrit
- ChandrikaچندریکاmoonlightGirlSanskrit
- DaminiدامنیlightningGirlSanskrit
Names that sound like Usha
Questions about the name Usha
What does the name Usha mean?
Usha means “dawn; morning light”. In Urdu: صبح، سحر. Source: Monier-Williams, Sanskrit–English Dictionary (1899).
Is Usha a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Usha is a girl’s name.
Is Usha a Hindu name?
Yes. Usha is used by Hindu families. It is of Sanskrit origin. Sanskrit uṣā, 'dawn'.
How do you pronounce Usha?
Say it “oo-sha”: 2 syllables.
How do you write Usha in Urdu?
In Urdu script, Usha is written اوشا. In its original script: उषा.
What are other spellings of Usha?
Usha is also spelled Ushaa.
Is the meaning of Usha verified?
Classical source identified (draft). Our editors matched the name to an entry in the classical dictionary cited below. No named reviewer has checked it against the printed page yet. Every entry on Naam is still a draft awaiting review by a named scholar.