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Asher: Recommended Old Testament name that is less overused than others such as Aaron.

The name Asher falls under the style category: of biblical names.

Based on research, most people would imagine a person with the name Asher to be: A tall and fun-loving young chap.
In one word, you might describe Asher as a "fun-loving" person.

Personal experiences with the name Asher: | Edit

I have never met an uncool Asher.
Of the 3 boys, Asher is the most popular amongst friends. He is ridiculously good at remembering names.

Nicknames for Asher: | Edit

We call our Asher "Asher-Dasher" and often it is shortened to just "Dash".
Ashman
Ash

Asher has several variant forms: Ashyr, Ash (English), Ashor, Ashur (English, Hebrew, and Swahili), Asser (German), and Osher (Hebrew) are variants of Asher. Anshel (Yiddish pet form) is another variant of Asher. See also the related form, Selig (Yiddish).

Baby names that sound like Asher are Osher and Usher and related name Ashur. In addition, Asher is a pet form of the name Ashley (English).

Meanings and history of the name Asher: | Edit

The name Asher can be traced back in two cultures:

In Old English the meaning of Asher is "ash wood" / "one who lives near an ash tree or grove."

The Hebrew meaning of Asher is "happy" (fortunate; blessed). Biblical: In the Old Testament, in the Book of Genesis, Asher was the 8th son of Jacob and the second son of Zilpa, the maid of Jacob’s wife Leah and was promised a life blessed with abundance (See Gen. 30:13).

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. ... Deuteronomy 33:24 "About Asher he Jacob said: "Most blessed of sons is Asher; let him be favored by his brothers, and let him bathe his feet in oil."

Asher was also the founder of the Tribe of Asher.

Ashar is also a place in Israel.

Brought into English use by the Puritans.

Famous real-life people named Asher: | Edit

Asher Brown Durand - (August 21, 1796 – September 17, 1886) was an American painter of the Hudson River School.

Asher Keddie - (1974-), Australian actress

Asher Lämmlein - German who proclaimed himself a forerunner of the Jewish Messiah in 1502

Asher Peres - (1934-2005), Israeli physicist

Asher Roth - (1985 -) American rapper

Asher Kravitz - Israeli author, lecturer on physics and mathematics at the Academic College of Engineering in Jerusalem and the Open University.

Irving Asher - Producer. He worked as a managing director for Warner Brothers in England in the 1930s, working on Alexander Korda's classic epic, The Four Feathers. Later he returned to Hollywood to work as a producer for MGM, where he earned his only Academy Award.

Asher in song, story & screen: | Edit

My name is Asher Lev, by Chaim Potok, about a young Hasidic Jewish artist growing up in Brooklyn who struggles with his community about the importance of art.

Asher is a master vampire in the Anita Blake series by Laurell Hamiliton.

Asher is a character in the novel "The Giver"