Asher

Asher \as-her, ash-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Asher is also used as a what does the name girl name mean, but it is a lot morefor boys. Its pronunciation is AE-SHahR (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Asher: AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Asher?

Asher is used predominantly in the English and Hebrew languages, and its origin is Hebrew and Old English. Hebrew origin: Biblical name derived literally from the element 'asher' which means happy, blessed. In the Bible, Asher was a son of Jacob and Leah's handmaid Zilpha, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. Jacob's wife Leah said of the birth, 'Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed; and she called his name Asher', thereby lending the traditional meaning to the name. The biblical connection led to an adoption, albeit limited, of the name by the Puritans in the 17th century. See Asher meaning of name for more info. In addition, Asher is a pet form of the name nicknames for Ashley (English). meaning of Akela (English and Hawaiian), name Ash origin (English), Ashar name variations, Ashir meaning and origin, Ashor name, name Ashur origin (English and Hebrew), short names for Ashyr, name Asser meaning (German), and name Osher origin (Hebrew) are variants of Asher. name Anshel origin (English and Yiddish pet form) is another variant of Asher. See also the related form, Selig name popularity (Hebrew and Yiddish). Asher is popular as a baby name for boys, and it is also viewed as trendy. The name's popularity has been rising since the 1990s. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.139% of baby boys were given the name Asher. Its ranking then was #139. Out of all boy names in its group, Asher was the most popular in 2010. Asher has predominantly been a baby boy name in the past century.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Asher:

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The baby name Asher fun facts:

The name Asher in reverse order is "Rehsa".

The numerological value of the name Asher is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Asher?

Asher is in the top names in USA.