Asta
[ˈɑːstə]Meaning
short form of Astrid
Background Story
Asta is a short form of Astrid. It is used in English, French, German, Icelandic, Latvian, Old Norse and Portuguese, and in English it was borrowed from the Italian name Asta.
Related Names
Adya
A given name for boys and girls in India; in Russian, a diminutive of Avdey and Avdiky
Aife
Old Irish name of a character in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology.
Aina
Variant of Aino; also a Balearic form of Anna and a Japanese name from ai "love" and na "greens"
Amba
The name Amba is of Indian origin, meaning 'mother' or 'goddess'.
Amra
Old Irish amrae, 'wonder'; the word behind the name of a panegyric.
Anevay
Recorded as a rare modern american english given name for girls
Angeni
Anna
Form of Hannah used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament
Anya
Russian diminutive of Anna
Aoife
From Old Irish Aífe, derived from óiph, meaning "beauty" (modern Irish aoibh)