Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is or . * Asa (אסא): derived from the

Hebrew language Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and remained in regular use as a first language unti ...

, as the name appears in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Isr ...

to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years. It became a popular American name because of the influence of the

Puritan The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to rid the Church of England of what they considered to be Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should b ...

s in the 17th century. * Asa: a

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

name meaning healer and/or physician (Ase). * Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): a Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing

Æsir Æsir (Old Norse; singular: ) or ēse (Old English; singular: ) are deities, gods in Germanic paganism. In Old Nordic religion and Nordic mythology, mythology, the precise meaning of the term "" is debated, as it can refer either to the gods i ...

, which means "gods". * Asa (pronounced "asha"): a

Yoruba language Yoruba (, ; Yor. ) is a Niger–Congo languages, Niger-Congo language that is spoken in West Africa, primarily in South West (Nigeria), Southwestern and Middle Belt, Central Nigeria, Benin, and parts of Togo. It is spoken by the Yoruba people. ...

word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird. * Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo

Nigerian Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was derived from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jo ...

name with the meaning "Beautiful” * Asa (朝 or あさ) (pronounced "aa-saa"):

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

name meaning "morning". * Asa:

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

n for "Hope". * Asa: Portuguese means "Wing". * Asa: alagasy(native tongue of Madagascar) means "Work." * Asha : Nepali means "Hope" * Asa: Punjabi means “Hope” * Asa: Filipino means “Hope”.

People

* Asa (rapper) (born 1980), Finnish rapper, record producer and singer *

Asa Aarons Asa Aarons (born Asa Smith, October 20, 1956) is an American consumer reporter, photojournalist, and co-creator of "Just Ask Asa!" His reports focus on the problems, concerns and realities of everyday life, ranging from false advertising claims t ...

(born 1956), American consumer reporter, photojournalist *

Asa Adgate Asa Adgate (November 17, 1767February 15, 1832) was an iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official who was selected to fill the vacancy in the United States House of Representatives caused by the death of Benjamin Pond. Biography A ...

(1767–1832), American iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official * Asa Aikens (1788–1863) American attorney, politician and judge *

Asa Akira Asa Akira (born January 3, 1985) is an American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director. Akira has appeared in 689 adult films as of June 2023. In 2013, she became the third Asian performer (after Asia Carrera and Stephanie Sw ...

(born 1985) American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director * Asa Aldis (1770–1847) American attorney, politician and judge * Asa Allworth Burnham (1808–1873) Ontario farmer and political figure *

Asa Ames Asa Ames (1823–1851) was an American artist who is today considered one of the most significant American folk art sculptors of the 19th century. Within his brief career, which spanned from 1847 to his death in 1851, Ames created a series of a ...

(1823–1851) American artist * Asa Amone (born 1966), Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer * Asa Ando (born 1996) Japanese alpine ski racer * Asa Andrew (born 1971), American doctor and radio host * Asa Asika (born 1990) Nigerian talent manager * Asa B. Carey (1835–1912) American career officer * Asa Baber (1936–2003), American author and ''Playboy'' columnist * Asa Bafaqih (1918–1978) Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and politician * Åsa Beckman (born 1961) Swedish literary critic *

Asa Beebe Cross Asa Beebe Cross (December 9, 1826 in New Jersey — August 18, 1894) was an American architect. He studied architecture under Thomas Walsh and John Johnson. He primarily worked in Kansas City where it is estimated that he designed more than 1,000 ...

(1826—1894) American architect * Asa Belknap Foster (1817–1877) Quebec businessman and political figure * Asa Benveniste (1925–1990) American-born poet, typographer and publisher * Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir (born 1984), Icelandic politician * Asa Betham (c. 1838 – unknown) American sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War *

Asa Biggs Asa Biggs (February 4, 1811 – March 6, 1878) was an American attorney, politician, and jurist who served as a member of both chambers of the United States Congress and as a United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United ...

(1811–1878), American politician * Asa Binns (1873–1946) British mechanical and civil engineer * Asa Bird Gardiner (1839–1919) American soldier, attorney and district attorney * Åsa Bjerkerot (born 1959) Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director * Asa Blanchard (born 1770/1787-1838) American silversmith and clockmaker * Asa Bowen Smith (born 1809–1886), American Congregational missionary *

Asa Brainard Asahel "Asa" Brainard (c. 1841 – December 29, 1888), nicknamed "Count", was the ace pitcher of the original Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first fully professional baseball team, after having pitched for the Excelsior club of Brooklyn, New Y ...

(born 1841–1888), American ace pitcher *

Asa Briggs Asa Briggs, Baron Briggs (7 May 1921 – 15 March 2016) was an English historian. He was a leading specialist on the Victorian era, and the foremost historian of broadcasting in Britain. Briggs achieved international recognition during his lon ...

(1921–2016), British historian * Asa Brigham (1788–1844) Texas politician, businessman and signer *

Asa Burton Asa Burton (August 25, 1752May 1, 1836) was an American minister and theologian. Asa Burton was born on August 25, 1752, in Stonington, Connecticut, to Rachel and Jacob Burton, the sixth child in a family of thirteen. His family moved to Presto ...

(1752–1836) American minister and theologian * Asa Butterfield (born 1997), British actor * Asa C. Matthews (1833–1908) American lawyer, judge and politician * Asa Charlton (born 1977) English footballer * Asa Cheffetz (1896–1965) American artist and printmaker * Asa Child (1798–1858) American attorney * Asa Clapp (merchant) (1762–1848) American merchant and politician * Asa Clapp (politician) (1805–1891) United States representative from Maine *

Asa Coleman Asa Coleman was an American politician and former slave. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from December 6, 1871, to April 2, 1873, and served on the Committee on Asylums and Prisons. He was a Republican. In 2012 he was one of several ...

(1830s–1893) American politician and former slave * Asa Coon (1993–2007), perpetrator of the 2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting * Asa Cristina Laurell (born 1943) Mexican sociologist * Asa D. Watkins (1856–1938) American judge and politician *

Asa Daklugie Asa Daklugie (born abt. 1869-1955) was a Chief of the Nedni Apaches, the Southern Band of the Chiricahua, son to Juh and nephew to Geronimo. His father was an Apache Chief, Juh, and his mother was Ishton. Another close relative to Daklugie was hi ...

(born abt. 1869-1955) Chief of the Nedni Apaches *

Asa Danforth Asa Danforth (1746-1818) was father of salt manufacturer and an early colonizer Asa Danforth Jr. Danforth was originally from Worcester, Massachusetts and moved his family to the Onondaga Valley area of New York. He was known to have anti-Britis ...

(1746-1818) father of salt manufacturer and early settler in Onondaga County, New York * Asa Danforth Jr. (1768–1818/1821) was one of the first citizens of Onondaga County * Asa Dodge Smith (1804–1877) American Presbyterian preacher *

Asa Dogura was a Japanese sprint (running), sprinter. She competed in the Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Women's 100 metres, women's 100 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics. She later married Olympic gold medallist Naoto Tajima. She died on 20 A ...

(1914–2008) Japanese sprinter *

Åsa Domeij Åsa Domeij (born 29 April 1962, in Örnsköldsvik), is a Swedish Green Party politician and an agronomist by training. She was a member of the Riksdag from 1988 until 1991 and then again from 2002 until 2006. External linksÅsa Domeijat the Rik ...

(born 1962) Swedish Green Party politician and an agronomist by training * Asa Drury (1801–1870) American Baptist minister and educator primarily *

Asa Earl Carter Asa Earl Carter (September 4, 1925 – June 7, 1979) was an American segregationist and Ku Klux Klan organizer who was prominent in the 1950s for his activism and later as a Western fiction novelist, known as a co-writer of George Wallace's well ...

(1925–1979), American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist *

Asa Eldridge Asa Eldridge (1809–1856) was a sea captain from Yarmouth, Massachusetts. In 1854, Captain Eldridge guided the clipper ship Red Jacket (clipper), ''Red Jacket'' from New York and to Liverpool in only in 13 days, 1 hour, and 25 minutes, dock ...

(1809–1856) American sea captain from Yarmouth, Massachusetts *

Åsa Elfving Åsa Elfving (born 1 February 1970) is a Swedish former ice hockey player for the Swedish national team. Career Growing up, Elfving supported Modo Hockey, where she would play youth hockey. She would spend a year on exchange at Northfield Mo ...

(born 1970) Swedish former ice hockey player * Asa Ellis (1817–1890) member of the 1867-69 California State Assembly * Åsa Elvik (born 1979) Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV) * Åsa Elzén (born 1972) Swedish artist * Asa Faulkner (1802–1886) American businessman and politician * Asa Finley (1788–1853) American local judge and then state legislator politician *

Asa Fitch Asa Fitch (February 24, 1809 – April 8, 1879) was a natural historian and entomologist from Salem, New York. Biography Asa Fitch was born at Fitch's Point, Salem, New York on February 24, 1809. His early studies were of both natural history ...

(1809–1879) American natural historian and entomologist * Asa Fitch (politician) (1765–1843) U.S. representative from New York * Asa Fowler (1811–1885) New Hampshire politician, lawyer and jurist * Asa G. Candler Jr. (1880–1953) American businessman * Asa G. Wiley (1911–1995) American football and wrestling coach * Asa G. Yancey Sr. (1916–2013) American physician who is professor emeritus, former medical director *

Asa Germann Asa August Germann (born December 27, 1997) is an American actor best known for his role as Sam Riordan in the Amazon Prime Video superhero series ''Gen V''. Early life Germann is the son of actors Christine Mourad and Greg Germann, who has had ...

(born 1997) American actor *

Åsa Gottmo Åsa Gottmo (born 22 June 1971 in Kalmar) is a retired Swedish professional golfer who played on the Ladies European Tour 1993–2008. She won the 2002 Wales WPGA Championship of Europe and finished 5th in the Order of Merit twice. Amateur ca ...

(born 1971) Swedish professional golfer * Asa Grant Hilliard III (1933–2007) African-American professor of educational psychology *

Asa Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botany, botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' (1876) was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessaril ...

(1810–1888), American botanist * Asa Griggs Candler (1851–1929), founder of the

Coca-Cola Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries and territories worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings ...

company * Asa Grover (1819–1887) United States representative from Kentucky *

Asa Guevara Asa Guevara (born 20 December 1995) is a Sprint (running), sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago specialising in the 400 metres. He represented his country at the 2018 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 2018 World Indoor Championships reaching the semif ...

(born 1995) Trinidad and Tobago sprinter * Asa S. Bushnell (governor) (1834–1904), American politician, 40th Governor of Ohio * Asa Hall (born 1986), English footballer * Asa Hartford (born 1950), Scottish football player and coach *

Asa Higuchi is a Japanese manga artist, born in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture (now part of Saitama City). She graduated from Saitama Prefecture's prestigious Urawanishi High School and Hosei University's department of psychology, with a major in sports psy ...

(born 1970), Japanese manga artist *

Asa Hutchinson William Asa Hutchinson II (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, AY-sə''; born December 3, 1950) is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 46th governor of Arkansas from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Republican Part ...

(born 1950), American politician and lawyer * 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 Matsuoka (1893-1980), Japanese philanthropist and cultural ambassador * Asa Messer (1769–1836), American Baptist clergyman and educator; President of

Brown University Brown University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. It is the List of colonial colleges, seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the US, founded in 1764 as the ' ...

from 1804 to 1826 * Asa Nonami (born 1960), Japanese crime fiction and horror writer *

Asa Packer Asa Packer (December 29, 1805May 17, 1879) was an American businessman who pioneered railroad construction, was active in Pennsylvania politics, and founded Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was a conservative and religious man who ...

(1805–1879), American businessman and politician *

A. Philip Randolph Asa Philip Randolph (April 15, 1889 – May 16, 1979) was an American labor unionist and civil rights activist. In 1925, he organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, the first successful African-American-led labor union. In the ...

(1889–1979), African-American leader of the Civil Rights Movement and founder of the first black

labor union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain or improve the conditions of their employment, such as attaining better wages ...

in the U.S. * Asa Robinson, rugby league footballer * Asa Taccone (born 1983), lead singer of indie rock band Electric Guest * Asa Turner (American football), American college football player * Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833–1897), US federal judge * Asa Wentworth Jr. (1797–1882), American businessman and politician *

Asa Whitney Asa Whitney (1797–1872) was a highly successful dry-goods merchant and one of the first promoters of an American transcontinental railroad. A trip to China in 1842–44 impressed upon Whitney the need for a railroad from the Atlantic to ...

(1797–1874), American merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter * Asa Yoelson (1886–1950), birth name of Al Jolson, singer and actor * Prince Asa (572–645), was the eldest son of King Wideok of Baekje

Biblical reference

Asa of Judah Asa (; ; ; ) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the Davidic line, House of David. Based on the Biblical chronology, Biblical scholars suggest that he reigned from the late 10th to earl ...

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

Fictional characters

* Asa the Black Monk, a character in ''

The Devil and Daniel Webster "The Devil and Daniel Webster" (1936) is a short story by American writer Stephen Vincent Benét. He tells of a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the devil and is later defended by a fictionalized Daniel Webster, a noted 19th-century A ...

'' * Asa Buchanan, in the American soap opera ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as ...

'' * Asa Griffiths, in the novel ''

An American Tragedy ''An American Tragedy'' is a 1925 novel by American writer Theodore Dreiser. He began the manuscript in the summer of 1920, but a year later, abandoned most of that text. It was based on the notorious murder of Grace Brown in 1906, and the tria ...

'' by

Theodore Dreiser Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (; August 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American novelist and journalist of the naturalism (literature), naturalist school. His novels often featured main characters who succeeded at their objectives despi ...

* Asa Hawks, in the novel '' Wise Blood'' by

Flannery O'Connor Mary Flannery O'Connor (March 25, 1925August 3, 1964) was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist. She wrote two novels and 31 short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. O'Connor was a Southern writer who of ...

and the film of the same name. * Asa Heshel, in the novel The Family Moskat. * Asa "Asey" Mayo, in the mystery novel series by

Phoebe Atwood Taylor Phoebe Atwood Taylor (18 May 1909 – 9 January 1976) was an American writer of mystery novels, who was born and died in Boston. She graduated from Barnard College in 1930 and married surgeon Grantley Walder Taylor in December 1951. Phoebe Atwood ...

* , a character in the ''

Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first Story arc, arc was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2018 to December 2020; its second arc began ...

'' manga series * Asa Phelps, in ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' episode " Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' * Asa Pike, in the young adult novel series, Charlie Bone * Asa Shigure, in the ''

Shuffle! ''Shuffle!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel (company), Navel. It was originally released as an Eroge, adult game for Microsoft Windows, Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an al ...

'' media franchise * Dr. Asa Breed, a character in ''

Cat's Cradle ''Cat's Cradle'' is a satirical postmodern novel, with science fiction elements, by American writer Kurt Vonnegut. Vonnegut's fourth novel, it was first published on March 18, 1963, exploring and satirizing issues of science, technology, the p ...

References

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People

Biblical reference

Fictional characters

See also

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