Asa (name)

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”
• 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”.

People

• Asa Akira (born 1986), Japanese-American porn star
• 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, British child actor
• Asa Earl Carter (1925-1979), American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist
• Asa Coon, 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), from Gravette, Arkansas. Lawyer. Elected to three terms in Congress. George W. Bush appointed him administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration; after 9/11, named him undersecretary Homeland Security. In 2014, elected 46th Governor of Arkansas.
• 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 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 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), real name of singer Al Jolson

Biblical Reference

• Asa of Judah, third king of Judah, son of Abijam, grandson of Rehoboam

Fictional Characters

• Asa Buchanan, in the American soap opera One Life to Live
• Asa Griffiths, in the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
• Asa Phelps, in The Simpsons episode "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'"
• Asa Shigure, in the Shuffle! media franchise
• Asa Hawks, in the novel Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor and the film of the same name.
• Asa Pike, in the young adult novel series, Charlie Bone.

See also

• Åsa, a feminine given name