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 Meaning of name Asa
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Meaning  The name Asa has the following meaning: Doctor. Yet another Old Testament name that remains uncommon today. Also refers to "morning" in Japanese.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Asa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 646 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Asa rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 83 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 553 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Asa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Asa is pronounced as ay-sah Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Asa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Asa: Boys - Abner, Aden, Izayah, Jace, Javen, Mahlon, Orley, Orly, Girls - Avie, Delilah, Leia, Lizeth, Nita, Rachel, Sharonda, Both genders - Edna, ElizabethVariants Style Impression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Asa to be: A tall, good-looking chapIn one word, you might describe Asa as a(n) " handsome" person. See other "handsome" names for boys. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Asa (or its variants) are: Asa Hutchinson, born on 3 December, a famous attorney. Asa Hutchinson's background: A former U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas, U.S. Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas, Director of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the first-ever Under Secretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, Hutchinson ran as Republican candidate for governor of Arkansas and lost to Democratic candidate Mike Beebe. Asa Dotzler, born on 5 June, a famous software engineer. Asa Dotzler's background: Best known for his work as community coordinator for several Mozilla projects. He was an early member of Mozilla’s Quality Assurance (QA) and Testing Program, which grew under his leadership from just a few contributors when Dotzler joined the project to tens of thousands of volunteers today. Dotzler is co-founder and community coordinator for the Spread Firefox project, launched in October 2004, where he spearheads open source marketing projects. Spread Firefox is charged with empowering Firefox community members to raise awareness of the popular web browser. He also works with drivers@mozilla.org, the project management group at Mozilla, to define requirements and development roadmaps for the Mozilla projects. Asa Griggs Candler, born on 13 December, a famous entrepreneur. Asa Griggs Candler's background: An American business tycoon who made most of his money selling Coca-Cola. He also served as mayor of Atlanta, Georgia from 1916 to 1919. Candler Field, the site of the present-day Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was named after him, as is Candler Park in Atlanta. 
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