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Asa (name)

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Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is /ˈeɪsə/ or /ˈeɪzə/.

  • Asa (אסא): derived from the Hebrew language, as the name appears in the Old Testament to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years. It became a popular name because of the influence of the Puritans in the 17th century.
  • Asa: Hebrew means healer and/or physician, Ase.
  • Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): Swedish is one of the most ancient of Norse names with reference to Æsir which means Goddess.
  • Asa (pronounced "asha"): a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'Eagle' bird.
  • Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo Nigerian name with the meaning "beautiful". The longer version is "Asa Mpete" also used as a title salutation for titled women.
  • Asa: Japanese name with the original meaning "morning".
  • Asa: Indonesian for "hope".
  • Asa: Portuguese means "wing".
  • Asa: [Malagasy] (native tongue of Madagascar) means "work."
  • Asha : Nepali means "Hope"
  • Asa: Punjabi means "Hope".

    • People named Asa

  • Asa of Judah, third king of Judah, son of Abijam, grandson of Rehoboam
  • Asa Akira, Japanese American porn star
  • Asa Baber, author and columnist for Playboy
  • Asa Briggs, British historian
  • Asa Buchanan, character in the ABC soap opera One Life to Live
  • Asa Butterfield, British child actor who starred in The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Hugo and Ender's Game
  • Asa Coon, perpetrator of the 2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting
  • Asa Griggs Candler (1851–1929), founder of the Coca-Cola company
  • Asa(Ace) Denning, British Tech Blooger /Vlogger
  • Asa Dotzler, founder and coordinator of Mozilla's Quality Assurance and Testing Program
  • Asa Gray, 19th-century American botanist
  • Asa Hall, English professional footballer.
  • Asa Hartford (Richard "Asa" Hartford), Scottish former professional footballer
  • Asa Hutchinson, former House Representative from Arkansas's 3rd district & former D.E.A. Administrator, 46th Governor of Arkansas
  • Asa Karsten Bernstine, a kid who appeared on Kidsongs in 1997-1998 and former Kidsongs kid.
  • Asa Kasher (born 1940), Israeli philosopher and linguist
  • Asa Mader, artist/filmmaker
  • Asa C. Matthews, American politician
  • Asa Lovejoy 19th-century American businessman and politician
  • Asa Packer, 19th-century American businessman and politician
  • Asa Phelps, character in The Simpsons episode "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'"
  • Asa Philip Randolph, prominent 20th century African-American leader during the Civil Rights Movement and founder of the first black labor union in the U.S.
  • Asa Robinson, rugby league footballer of the 1900s–1920s for Great Britain, England, and Halifax RLFC
  • Asa Shigure, character in the Shuffle! media franchise
  • Asa Taccone, lead singer of indie rock band Electric Guest
  • Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833–1897), United States federal judge
  • Asa Wentworth, Jr., Vermont Senate President, 1851
  • Asa Yoelson (pronounced "Asa Yoll-son"), real name of singer Al Jolson

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    Asa (name) Wikipedia
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