Hebrew · Boy name
Asa
“physician; healer”
About the name Asa
Asa is a boy’s name derived from Hebrew, meaning ‘physician’ or ‘healer’. Asa was a king of Judah in the Old Testament, the third king after the division of the kingdom, described in the Books of Kings and Chronicles as a ruler who removed idols. The name was used by English Puritans after the Reformation and by early American settlers. Asa is also an unrelated Japanese name meaning ‘morning’, and it is a Scandinavian feminine name in the form Åsa.
- Meaning
- physician; healer
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- AY-sah(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
No common variant spellings are widely recorded.
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Middle names for Asa
- Asa James
- Asa Michael
- Asa David
- Asa Joseph
- Asa Isaac
Questions about Asa
- What does Asa mean?
- Asa is a Hebrew name meaning "physician; healer".
- How do you pronounce Asa?
- Asa is pronounced AY-sah, with emphasis on the first syllable.
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