Names

Means “boy” in Navajo.

From Sanskrit आशिष (ashisha) meaning “prayer, blessing”.

Old Norse form of Åshild.

From the Old Norse name Áshildr, derived from the elements áss “god” and hildr “battle”.

Means “compassions, kindness” in Arabic.

Perhaps derived from Semitic roots meaning “she who walks in the sea”. This was the name of a Semitic mother goddess. She was worshipped by the Israelites before the advent of monotheism.

Means “happy, blessed” in Hebrew. Asher in the Old Testament is a son of Jacob by Leah’s handmaid Zilpah, and the ancestor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The meaning of his name is explained in Genesis 30:13.

From the name of an African people who reside in southern Ghana. It possibly means “warlike” in the Twi language.

Means “life” in Swahili, related to Aisha.

Derived from Sanskrit आशा (asha) meaning “wish, desire, hope”.