Esha

Esha is a girl name of Sanskrit origin, meaning Desire; pure.

What Esha means

Desire; pure.

Esha is short — 4 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.

Where Esha comes from

Sanskrit names draw on a devotional and literary tradition thousands of years old. Many are epithets of deities or qualities from classical texts, which is why their meanings tend to be abstract virtues rather than objects.

Esha is recorded as Sanskrit in origin. Browse other Sanskrit names.

How popular is Esha?

Esha sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Esha

We group Esha under grace and gentleness. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Grace

Names like Esha

These share Esha's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

  • Ananya — Unique; matchless.
  • Indira — Beauty; splendour.
  • Lavanya — Grace and beauty.
  • Pari — Fairy; angel.
  • Riya — Singer; graceful.
  • Siya — The goddess Sita.
  • Tanvi — Slender and delicate.
  • Vanya — Gracious gift of God.
  • Emi — Beautiful blessing; smile.
  • Annika — Grace, favor.
  • Anouk — Grace, favor.
  • Anya — Grace, favor.

More Sanskrit names

  • Diya — Lamp, light.
  • Gauri — Fair; the goddess Parvati.
  • Dhruv — The pole star; constant.
  • Inaya — Care; protection.
  • Devansh — Part of the divine.
  • Indira — Beauty; splendour.
  • Dev — God; divine.
  • Ira — The earth; goddess of speech.
  • Bodhi — Enlightenment, awakening.
  • Ishaan — The sun; Lord Shiva.