Asa
[ˈɑː.sɑː]Meaning
possibly means "healer" in Hebrew
Background Story
Asa possibly means "healer" in Hebrew, and in the Old Testament it belongs to the third king of Judah, who reigned for forty years. The English name entered the language via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά, from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא, from Aramaic ʾāsyā, "physician, doctor, healer". It became a popular American name through the influence of the Puritans in the 17th century. Ása and Åsa are forms with the same spelling, and the word also appears in Yoruba, where it refers to the hawk, in Igbo meaning "beautiful", and in Japanese meaning "morning".
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