The asa Surname
asa Name Meaning and History
- Japanese: variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryukyu Islands.
- Hungarian: from Assa, a pet form of the ecclesiastical personal name Asbót (see Oswald).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 24 - Messages: 56
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Asay/Asa | Veronica | 1 |
| ASA, PRUITT in MO ca. 1900 | Ellen Thomas | 1 |
| Asa, Pruitt in southeast MO |
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| Asa Partridge in MI | Jeanne Cadwell | 1 |
| looking for my wife's missing niece's | Bob DeLosSantos | 0 |
| Rebecca Asee | Dona Bradley | 0 |
| Lewis Asasa / Asa / Assa | Ian Thatcher | 0 |
| Mrs. Mattie May Hayes |
JWelsch50
| 0 |
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| Mrs. Mary "Nancy" Brewer nee Asa |
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