Amoha is an Indian name from Sanskrit elements suggesting freedom from delusion or confusion.
Amoha is a name with deep roots in the philosophical soil of dharmic tradition. It is constructed from the Sanskrit prefix *a-*, a negation meaning "without" or "free from," and *moha*, one of the three poisons identified in both Hindu and Buddhist thought — the others being *krodha* (anger) and *lobha* (greed). Moha specifically denotes delusion, attachment, or the confusion of mind that causes beings to mistake the impermanent for the permanent, the self for something it is not.
To be *amoha*, therefore, is to be free from that fundamental confusion — to see clearly, act without clinging, and move through the world unencumbered by illusion. In the Bhagavad Gita, one of Hinduism's most beloved texts, Krishna describes the qualities of the divine-natured person, and freedom from moha is listed among them — a mark not of coldness but of deep equanimity and wisdom. The name Amoha thus carries extraordinary philosophical weight, given to a child as both a description and an aspiration: may this person be clear-eyed, grounded, and free from the confusions that cause suffering.
It is a relatively rare name even within South Asian communities, belonging to a category of Sanskrit names chosen not for their sound alone but for the precision of their meaning. In the contemporary Indian diaspora, Amoha has found quiet favor among families who want a name that is spiritually resonant, gender-flexible, and carries a meaning that deepens rather than diminishes as its bearer grows older.