Asa (name)
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Asa is a given name in several parts of the world.
- Asa (אסא/'ay-sah/): 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 name in reference to Æsir
- 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".
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 and Hugo
- Asa Coon, perpetrator of the 2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting
- Asa Griggs Candler (1851–1929), founder of the Coca-Cola company
- 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 Kasher (born 1940), Israeli philosopher and linguist
- Asa Mader, artist/filmmaker
- 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 civil rights leader 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