Asa (given name)
Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is or.
- Asa : 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.
- Åsa : a Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing Æsir, which means "gods".
- Asa : a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird.
- Asa : an Igbo Nigerian name with the meaning "Beautiful”
- Asa : Japanese name meaning "morning".
- Asa: Indonesian for "Hope".
- Asa: Portuguese means "Wing".
- Asa: Malagasy means "Work."
- Asha: Nepali means "Hope"
- Asa: Punjabi means “Hope”
- Asa: Filipino means “Hope”.
People
- Asa (rapper), Finnish rapper, record producer and singer
- Asa Aarons, American consumer reporter, photojournalist
- Asa Adgate, American iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official
- Asa Aikens American attorney, politician and judge
- Asa Akira American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director
- Asa Aldis American attorney, politician and judge
- Asa Allworth Burnham Ontario farmer and political figure
- Asa Ames American artist
- Asa Amone, Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer
- Asa Ando Japanese alpine ski racer
- Asa Andrew, American doctor and radio host
- Asa Asika Nigerian talent manager
- Asa B. Carey American career officer
- Asa Baber, American author and Playboy columnist
- Asa Bafaqih Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and politician
- Åsa Beckman Swedish literary critic
- Asa Beebe Cross American architect
- Asa Belknap Foster Quebec businessman and political figure
- Asa Benveniste American-born poet, typographer and publisher
- Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir, Icelandic politician
- Asa Betham American sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War
- Asa Biggs, American politician
- Asa Binns British mechanical and civil engineer
- Asa Bird Gardiner American soldier, attorney and district attorney
- Åsa Bjerkerot Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director
- Asa Blanchard American silversmith and clockmaker
- Asa Bowen Smith, American Congregational missionary
- Asa Brainard, American ace pitcher
- Asa Briggs, British historian
- Asa Brigham Texas politician, businessman and signer
- Asa Burton American minister and theologian
- Asa Butterfield, British actor
- Asa C. Matthews American lawyer, judge and politician
- Asa Charlton English footballer
- Asa Cheffetz American artist and printmaker
- Asa Child American attorney
- Asa Clapp (merchant) American merchant and politician
- Asa Clapp (politician) United States representative from Maine
- Asa Coleman American politician and former slave
- Asa Coon, perpetrator of the 2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting
- Asa Cristina Laurell Mexican sociologist
- Asa D. Watkins American judge and politician
- Asa Daklugie Chief of the Nedni Apaches
- Asa Danforth father of salt manufacturer and early settler in Onondaga County, New York
- Asa Danforth Jr. was one of the first citizens of Onondaga County
- Asa Dodge Smith American Presbyterian preacher
- Asa Dogura Japanese sprinter
- Åsa Domeij Swedish Green Party politician and an agronomist by training
- Asa Drury American Baptist minister and educator primarily
- Asa Earl Carter, American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist
- Asa Eldridge American sea captain from Yarmouth, Massachusetts
- Åsa Elfving Swedish former ice hockey player
- Asa Ellis member of the 1867-69 California State Assembly
- Åsa Elvik Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
- Åsa Elzén Swedish artist
- Asa Enami, Japanese-born K-pop artist and member of Babymonster
- Asa Faulkner American businessman and politician
- Asa Finley American local judge and then state legislator politician
- Asa Fitch American natural historian and entomologist
- Asa Fitch (politician) U.S. representative from New York
- Asa Fowler New Hampshire politician, lawyer and jurist
- Asa G. Candler Jr. American businessman
- Asa G. Wiley American football and wrestling coach
- Asa G. Yancey Sr. American physician who is professor emeritus, former medical director
- Asa Germann American actor
- Åsa Gottmo Swedish professional golfer
- Asa Grant Hilliard III African-American professor of educational psychology
- Asa Gray, American botanist
- Asa Griggs Candler, founder of the Coca-Cola company
- Asa Grover United States representative from Kentucky
- Asa Guevara Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
- Asa S. Bushnell (governor), American politician, 40th Governor of Ohio
- Asa Hall, English footballer
- Asa Hartford, Scottish football player and coach
- Asa Higuchi, Japanese manga artist
- Asa Hutchinson, American politician and lawyer
- Asa Jackson, American football player
- Asa Jennings, American Methodist pastor who evacuated 350,000 Greeks and others from Turkey
- Asa Kasher, Israeli philosopher and linguist
- Asa Keisar, Israeli Jewish advocate for veganism
- Asa Lanova, Swiss dancer and author
- Asa Lovejoy, American businessman and politician
- Asa Mader, American film director, screenwriter and visual artist
- Asa C. Matthews, American lawyer, judge and politician
- Asa Matsuoka, Japanese philanthropist and cultural ambassador
- Asa Messer, American Baptist clergyman and educator; President of Brown University from 1804 to 1826
- Asa Newell, American basketball player
- Asa Nonami, Japanese crime fiction and horror writer
- Asa Packer, American businessman and politician
- A. Philip Randolph, 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, lead singer of indie rock band Electric Guest
- Asa Turner (American football), American college football player
- Asa Wentworth Tenney, US federal judge
- Asa Wentworth Jr., American businessman and politician
- Asa Whitney, American merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
- Asa Yoelson, birth name of Al Jolson, singer and actor
- Prince Asa, was the eldest son of King Wideok of Baekje
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
- Dr. Asa Breed, a character in Cat's Cradle
- 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, 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
- Asenath Waite, a character in H. P. Lovecraft's short story The Thing on the Doorstep
- Asa Waite, a character in the movie ''Suitable Flesh''