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Ash - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Ash

[ 1 syll. as(h), ash- ] The boy name Ash is also used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is AESH KEY. Ash is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Hebrew and Old English.

Ash is a variant (English) of the name Asher (English and Hebrew).

Ash is also a variant of the name Ashton (English).

Ash is also a short form of the name Ashley (English).

Ash is unusual as a baby name for boys. It is listed outside of the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Ash, Ashton (English) was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Ash include Ashe (English), Aalok (Indian), Acke (Scandinavian), Akshay (Indian), Axl (English), Eike (German), Ike (English), Okke (Frisian), Os (English), Oz (English), Aakesh (Indian), Achaz (German), Acie (English), Ahas (German), Aigeus (Greek), Ajaz (Urdu), Akash, Akule, Asa (English and Hebrew), and Ashish (Indian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Ash: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)"


 
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