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Asa Gender
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Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is or .
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 American name because of the influence of the
Puritans in the 17th century.
Asa: a
Hebrew name meaning healer and/or physician (Ase).
Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): a
Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing
Æsir , which means "gods".
Asa (pronounced "asha"): a
Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird.
Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo
Nigerian name with the meaning "Beautiful”
Asa (朝 or あさ):
Japanese name 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”
Asa:
Filipino means “Hope”.
Asa Andrew (born 1971), American doctor and radio host
Asa Baber (1936–2003), American author and Playboy columnist
Asa Biggs (1811–1878), American politician
Asa Briggs (1921–2016), British historian
Asa S. Bushnell (governor) (1834–1904), American politician, 40th Governor of Ohio
Asa Butterfield (born 1997), British actor
Asa Earl Carter (1925–1979), American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist
Asa Coon (1993–2007), perpetrator of the
2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting
Asa Griggs Candler (1851–1929), founder of the
Coca-Cola company
Asa Danforth (1746–1818), early settler in Onondaga County, New York
Asa Gray (1810–1888), American botanist
Asa Hall (born 1986), English footballer
Asa Hartford (born 1950), Scottish football player and coach
Asa Grant Hilliard III (1933–2007), African-American professor of educational psychology
Asa Hutchinson (born 1950), American politician and lawyer
Asa Jackson (born 1989), American football player
Asa Jennings (1877–1933), American Methodist pastor who evacuated 350,000 Greeks and others from Turkey
Asa Kasher (born 1940), Israeli philosopher and linguist
Asa Keisar (born 1973), Israeli Jewish advocate for veganism
Asa Lanova (1933–2017), Swiss dancer and author
Asa Lovejoy (1808–1882), American businessman and politician
Asa Mader (born 1975), American film director, screenwriter and visual artist
Asa C. Matthews (1833–1908), American lawyer, judge and politician
Asa Messer (1769–1836), American Baptist clergyman and educator; President of
Brown University from 1804 to 1826
Asa Packer (1805–1879), American businessman and politician
A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979), African-American leader of the
Civil Rights Movement and founder of the first black
labor union in the U.S.
Asa Robinson , rugby league footballer
Asa Taccone (born 1983), lead singer of indie rock band
Electric Guest
Asa Turner (American football) , American college football player
Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833–1897), US federal judge
Asa Wentworth Jr. (1797–1882), American businessman and politician
Asa Whitney (1797–1874), American merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
Asa Yoelson (1886–1950), birth name of Al Jolson, singer and actor
Asa of Judah , third king of Judah, son of Abijam, grandson of Rehoboam
Asa the Black Monk, a character in
The Devil and Daniel Webster
Asa Buchanan , in the American soap opera
One Life to Live
Asa Griffiths, in the novel
An American Tragedy by
Theodore Dreiser
Asa Hawks , in the novel
Wise Blood by
Flannery O'Connor and the film of
the same name .
Asa Heshel, in the novel
The Family Moskat .
Asa "Asey" Mayo , in the mystery novel series by
Phoebe Atwood Taylor
Asa Mitaka (三鷹アサ ) , a character in the
Chainsaw Man manga series
Asa Phelps , in
The Simpsons episode "
Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' "
Asa Pike, in the young adult novel series,
Charlie Bone
Asa Shigure , in the
Shuffle! media franchise
Dr. Asa Breed, a character in
Cat's Cradle