Asura as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Asura

What is the meaning of the name Asura ?

The baby name Asura is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced uh-SOO-rah (IPA: /əˈsuːrə/).

Asura is Indian, Sanskrit in Origin.

Asura is a mythic-laden unisex name from Sanskrit asura (असुर), a term for powerful supernatural beings. In early Vedic hymns it denoted “mighty” or “lordly” deities such as Varuṇa, later evolving in Hindu literature to signify opponents of the devas - hence the common gloss “anti-god” or “demon.” The word is likely cognate with Avestan ahura (“lord,” as in Ahura Mazda), and it appears across South Asian religions; in Buddhist cosmology, asuras inhabit a realm driven by pride and combativeness.

As a given name, Asura is rare but growing in global, eclectic use, appreciated for its fierce, elemental aura. Cultural variants include Aśura (scholarly transliteration), Ashura (Japanese; also reflected in Chinese Āxiūluó and Korean Asura), and the shortened Shura in Japanese contexts. The name conveys might, intensity, and defiance; in South Asia it can carry ambivalent overtones, so cultural sensitivity is advisable.

⚙ Asura is a rare find. Across 37 countries, we found 148 recorded uses of it.