Ashe (name)
Ashe is a surname in Ireland. Most are of Norman origin and were originally known as d'Essecourt (their name has been Gaelicised as Ághas). A minority of the Ó Luaithre from County Galway also Anglicised their name as Ashe. The family crest is a silver shield with two black chevronels.[1] Notable people with the surname include:
- Aran Ashe, British erotic writer
- Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), American tennis player and social activist
- Bowman Foster Ashe (1885–1952), American academic administrator
- Brian Ashe (born 1963), American politician
- Corey Ashe (born 1986), American soccer player
- Daniela Denby-Ashe (born 1978), British actress
- Danni Ashe (born 1968), American model and businesswoman
- Douglas Ashe, pseudonym used by John Franklin Bardin (1916–1981)
- Geoffrey Ashe (born 1923), British writer on Arthurian subjects
- George Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
- John Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Robert William Escourt Ashe (1872–1911), Collector during the British Raj
- Samuel Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Thomas Ashe (1885–1917), Irish Republican
- Thomas Ashe (1836–1889), British poet
- Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812–1887), American politician
- Victor Ashe (born 1945), American mayor and ambassador
- William Shepperd Ashe (1814–1862), American politician
Given name
- Ashe Olson Meyers (born 2016), son of Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe
- Ashe (singer), female singer-songwriter from California
Fictional characters
- Ashe, the Frost Archer, a playable character from the live-action online game League of Legends
- Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca ("Ashe"), a character in the video game Final Fantasy XII
References
- ↑ Ashe, Kenneth, The Ashe Family Coat of Arms, Accessed 30. December 2016.
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