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Ashe

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Origin of the name Ashley:

A name which originated as a surname de-rived from the Old English elements æsc (ash trees) and lēah (wood, clearing, meadow, enclosure): hence,"dweller near the ash tree forest." Ashley was originally bestowed as a male name in England, but its use in Great Britain and the U.S. is now predominately female.

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Ashe means "Ash Tree"

Ashe (pronounced Ash-AY) is a Yoruba word meaning power, command, and authority; it is the ability to make whatever one says happen. Often summarized as “so be it”, “so it is”, or “so mote it be”.

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Arthur Ashe, American tennis player
Bowman Foster Ashe, American academic administrator
Carisa Ashe, American woman
Daniela Denby-Ashe, British actress
Danni Ashe, American model and businesswoman
Douglas Ashe, pseudonym used by John Franklin Bardin
Geoffrey Ashe, British writer on Arthurian subjects
George Ashe, Canadian politician
John Ashe, American militia officer
John Baptista Ashe, one of
John Baptista Ashe (delegate) (1748-1802), North Carolina delegate to the Continental Congress, son of Samuel Ashe
John Baptista Ashe (representative) (1810-1857), U.S. Congressman from Tennessee
John William Ashe, Antiguan diplomat
Samuel Ashe (1725-1813), American politician
Samuel A'Court Ashe, American politician and Confederate soldier
Thomas Ashe, Irish Republican
Thomas Ashe, British poet (1836-1889)
Thomas Samuel Ashe, American politician
Victor Ashe, American mayor
William Shepperd Ashe, American politician

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Ashe, a character in the game Final Fantasy XII
Ashe, a character in the game MegaMan ZX: Advent

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