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Ashok
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A male given name of Indian origin, popular in Hindi-speaking regions.
"Ashok runs a small electronics shop in Mumbai."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA common Indian first name meaning roughly 'free from grief.'
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_____ runs a small electronics shop in Mumbai.
Etymology
From Sanskrit, meaning "without sorrow" — the same root that gives the name Ashoka, the famous Indian emperor.