Asa (name)

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, as the name appears in the Old Testament to designate the third King of Judah, who reigned for forty years. It became a popular American name because of the influence of the Puritans in the 17th century.
 * Asa: a Hebrew 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, which means "gods".
 * Asa (pronounced "asha"): a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' 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 Andrew (born 1971), American doctor and radio host
 * 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 (born 1997), British actor
 * Asa Earl Carter (1925–1979), American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist
 * Asa Coon (1993–2007), 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), 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 Messer (1769–1836), American Baptist clergyman and educator; President of Brown University from 1804 to 1826
 * 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 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 (1797–1874), American merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
 * Asa Yoelson (1886–1950), birth name of Al Jolson, singer and actor

Biblical reference

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

Fictional characters

 * Asa the Black Monk, a character in The Devil and Daniel Webster
 * Asa Buchanan, in the American soap opera One Life to Live
 * Asa Griffiths, in the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
 * Asa Hawks, in the novel Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor 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
 * Asa Mitaka (三鷹アサ), a character in the Chainsaw Man manga series
 * Asa Phelps, in The Simpsons 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! media franchise
 * Dr. Asa Breed, a character in Cat's Cradle