About the name Ashwatthama
Ashwatthama is the chiraranjeevi who cannot die, condemned to wander with a wound that never heals after the night raid that ended the Kurukshetra war. Very few families give it as a name, which makes it one of the most recognisable and least used words in the whole epic vocabulary.
Ashwatthama is a boy name of Sanskrit origin, pronounced ush-wut-THAH-maa. On the NameRarity scale it scores 98 out of 100, which places it in the ultra rare band — fewer than 1 in 10,000 people carry this name. You will almost never meet another. Its strongest period was the classical era.
Name facts at a glance
How popular is Ashwatthama?
Ashwatthama currently falls outside the US top 1,000, which is a large part of why it scores so highly for rarity. Roughly 1.2 people per million carry it — about 1 in 833,333. In a school of 1,000 pupils you would expect not to find a single one.
Famous people named Ashwatthama
- Ashwatthamawarrior son of Dronacharya cursed with immortality in the Mahabharata
Spellings and variants of Ashwatthama
Names similar to Ashwatthama
Abhimanyu
uh-bhee-MUN-yoo
Full of heroic wrath, the son of Arjuna in the Mahabharata
Abhinandan
uh-bee-NUN-dun
Rejoicing, congratulation, from Abhinandananatha, the fourth Tirthankara
Atharv
uh-THARV
The first fire priest; from the Atharva Veda
Madhusudan
muh-dhoo-SOO-dun
Slayer of the demon Madhu, an epithet of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita
Aarav
AH-rahv
Peaceful, calm; the quiet hum of a chant
Ahaan
uh-HAHN
Dawn, the break of day; also unstoppable
Arjun
AR-joon
Bright, silver-white; the great archer of the Mahabharata
Ashwin
ASH-win
Horse tamer; the Ashvins, twin Vedic physician gods
Ashwatthama — frequently asked questions
What does the name Ashwatthama mean?
Ashwatthama means "One with the voice of a horse, the immortal son of Drona in the Mahabharata". It is a name of Sanskrit origin, most often given to a boy.
How do you pronounce Ashwatthama?
Ashwatthama is pronounced ush-wut-THAH-maa, with 4 syllables.
How rare is the name Ashwatthama?
Ashwatthama scores 98 out of 100 on the NameRarity scale, which makes it ultra rare. Roughly 1 in every 833,333 people carry it — about 1.2 per million.
What is the numerology number for Ashwatthama?
Ashwatthama carries the expression number 7, known as The Seeker. Its soul urge number is 4 and its personality number is 3.
What is the lucky number and lucky colour for Ashwatthama?
The lucky number for Ashwatthama is 7 (with 16, 25, 34 also favourable), and its lucky colour is Deep Violet. The traditional lucky day is Monday and the associated gemstone is Sapphire.