Asa - Origin and Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. a-sa, as-a ] The boy name Asa is pronounced AASah ^KEY. Asa has its origins in the Hebrew language. It is used largely in English and Hebrew. Biblical name derived literally from the word asa which has the meaning 'doctor, healer'. Asa was originally used as a byname. In the Bible, it was borne by an outstanding early king of Judah who reigned for forty years. The biblical connections led to its adoption by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Asa is rather popular as a baby boy name. At the modest height of its usage in 1907, 0.025% of baby boys were named Asa. It had a ranking of #351 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and it is of only irregular use in recent times. In 2007, it ranked at #618 with a usage of 0.018%, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used within all boy names in its family.

Baby names that sound like Asa include the German Achaz, the Indian Ashok, the English Isaac, the English Isai, the English Issac, the English Ocky, the English Ossie, the English Ozzie, the Scandinavian Acke, the English Ash, the Indian Ashoka, the Indian Asoka, the English Axl, the English Ike, the English and Hebrew Isaiah, the English Isaias, the English Os, and the English Oz.

^KEY: Pronunciation for Asa: AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"

Details of famous persons named Asa:
Author Asa Earl Carter, born 4 September 1925 - 7 June 1979, Anniston, Alabama.
Historian Asa Briggs, born Baron Briggs 7 May 1921, Keighley, West Yorkshire.

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