# Asa (given name)

Asa is a given name in several parts of the world. In English, the usual pronunciation is /ˈeɪsə/ or /ˈeɪzə/.
* Asa (אסא): 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 (Ase).
* Åsa (pronounced "o-sa"): a Swedish name related to one of the most ancient Norse names, referencing Æsir, which means "gods".
* Asa (pronounced "asha"): a Yoruba language word which means or refers to the 'hawk' bird.
* Asa (pronounced "aa-saa"): an Igbo Nigerian name with the meaning "Beautiful”
* Asa (朝 or あさ) (pronounced "aa-saa"): Japanese name meaning "morning".
* Asa: Indonesian for "Hope".
* Asa: Portuguese means "Wing".
* Asa: [Malagasy] (native tongue of Madagascar) means "Work."
* Asha : Nepali means "Hope"
* Asa: Punjabi means “Hope”
* Asa: Filipino means “Hope”.

## People

* Asa (rapper) (born 1980), Finnish rapper, record producer and singer
* Asa Aarons (born 1956), American consumer reporter, photojournalist
* Asa Adgate (1767–1832), American iron manufacturer, farmer, and local government official
* Asa Aikens (1788–1863) American attorney, politician and judge
* Asa Akira (born 1985) American pornographic film actress, writer and adult film director
* Asa Aldis (1770–1847) American attorney, politician and judge
* Asa Allworth Burnham (1808–1873) Ontario farmer and political figure
* Asa Ames (1823–1851) American artist
* Asa Amone (born 1966), Tongan former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer
* Asa Ando (born 1996) Japanese alpine ski racer
* Asa Andrew (born 1971), American doctor and radio host
* Asa Asika (born 1990) Nigerian talent manager
* Asa B. Carey (1835–1912) American career officer
* Asa Baber (1936–2003), American author and Playboy columnist
* Asa Bafaqih (1918–1978) Indonesian journalist, diplomat, and politician
* Åsa Beckman (born 1961) Swedish literary critic
* Asa Beebe Cross (1826—1894) American architect
* Asa Belknap Foster (1817–1877) Quebec businessman and political figure
* Asa Benveniste (1925–1990) American-born poet, typographer and publisher
* Ása Berglind Hjálmarsdóttir (born 1984), Icelandic politician
* Asa Betham (c. 1838 – unknown) American sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War
* Asa Biggs (1811–1878), American politician
* Asa Binns (1873–1946) British mechanical and civil engineer
* Asa Bird Gardiner (1839–1919) American soldier, attorney and district attorney
* Åsa Bjerkerot (born 1959) Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director
* Asa Blanchard (born 1770/1787-1838) American silversmith and clockmaker
* Asa Bowen Smith (born 1809–1886), American Congregational missionary
* Asa Brainard (born 1841–1888), American ace pitcher
* Asa Briggs (1921–2016), British historian
* Asa Brigham (1788–1844) Texas politician, businessman and signer
* Asa Burton (1752–1836) American minister and theologian
* Asa Butterfield (born 1997), British actor
* Asa C. Matthews (1833–1908) American lawyer, judge and politician
* Asa Charlton (born 1977) English footballer
* Asa Cheffetz (1896–1965) American artist and printmaker
* Asa Child (1798–1858) American attorney
* Asa Clapp (merchant) (1762–1848) American merchant and politician
* Asa Clapp (politician) (1805–1891) United States representative from Maine
* Asa Coleman (1830s–1893) American politician and former slave
* Asa Coon (1993–2007), perpetrator of the 2007 SuccessTech Academy shooting
* Asa Cristina Laurell (born 1943) Mexican sociologist
* Asa D. Watkins (1856–1938) American judge and politician
* Asa Daklugie (born abt. 1869-1955) Chief of the Nedni Apaches
* Asa Danforth (1746-1818) father of salt manufacturer and early settler in Onondaga County, New York
* Asa Danforth Jr. (1768–1818/1821) was one of the first citizens of Onondaga County
* Asa Dodge Smith (1804–1877) American Presbyterian preacher
* Asa Dogura (1914–2008) Japanese sprinter
* Åsa Domeij (born 1962) Swedish Green Party politician and an agronomist by training
* Asa Drury (1801–1870) American Baptist minister and educator primarily
* Asa Earl Carter (1925–1979), American segregationist, Ku Klux Klan leader and Western novelist
* Asa Eldridge (1809–1856) American sea captain from Yarmouth, Massachusetts
* Åsa Elfving (born 1970) Swedish former ice hockey player
* Asa Ellis (1817–1890) member of the 1867-69 California State Assembly
* Åsa Elvik (born 1979) Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV)
* Åsa Elzén (born 1972) Swedish artist
* Asa Faulkner (1802–1886) American businessman and politician
* Asa Finley (1788–1853) American local judge and then state legislator politician
* Asa Fitch (1809–1879) American natural historian and entomologist
* Asa Fitch (politician) (1765–1843) U.S. representative from New York
* Asa Fowler (1811–1885) New Hampshire politician, lawyer and jurist
* Asa G. Candler Jr. (1880–1953) American businessman
* Asa G. Wiley (1911–1995) American football and wrestling coach
* Asa G. Yancey Sr. (1916–2013) American physician who is professor emeritus, former medical director
* Asa Germann (born 1997) American actor
* Åsa Gottmo (born 1971) Swedish professional golfer
* Asa Grant Hilliard III (1933–2007) African-American professor of educational psychology
* Asa Gray (1810–1888), American botanist
* Asa Griggs Candler (1851–1929), founder of the Coca-Cola company
* Asa Grover (1819–1887) United States representative from Kentucky
* Asa Guevara (born 1995) Trinidad and Tobago sprinter
* Asa S. Bushnell (governor) (1834–1904), American politician, 40th Governor of Ohio
* Asa Hall (born 1986), English footballer
* Asa Hartford (born 1950), Scottish football player and coach
* Asa Hutchinson (born 1950), American politician and lawyer
* Asa Jackson (born 1989), American football player
* Asa Jennings (1877–1933), American Methodist pastor who evacuated 350,000 Greeks and others from Turkey
* Asa Kasher (born 1940), Israeli philosopher and linguist
* Asa Keisar (born 1973), Israeli Jewish advocate for veganism
* Asa Lanova (1933–2017), Swiss dancer and author
* Asa Lovejoy (1808–1882), American businessman and politician
* Asa Mader (born 1975), American film director, screenwriter and visual artist
* Asa C. Matthews (1833–1908), American lawyer, judge and politician
* Asa Messer (1769–1836), American Baptist clergyman and educator; President of Brown University from 1804 to 1826
* Asa Packer (1805–1879), American businessman and politician
* A. Philip Randolph (1889–1979), 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 (born 1983), lead singer of indie rock band Electric Guest
* Asa Turner (American football), American college football player
* Asa Wentworth Tenney (1833–1897), US federal judge
* Asa Wentworth Jr. (1797–1882), American businessman and politician
* Asa Whitney (1797–1874), American merchant and transcontinental railroad promoter
* Asa Yoelson (1886–1950), birth name of Al Jolson, singer and actor

## 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
* 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 (三鷹アサ), 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
* Dr. Asa Breed, a character in Cat's Cradle