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ASA - how would pronounce this name?

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lostinmusic123 · 22/09/2024 21:27

Love this name for a boy.

Are we going to get lots of "Azza" and "Ass-a" pronouncing?

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KirstenBlest · 25/09/2024 16:07

@ThatFlightyTemptress , how do you say radar, Quasar, Jason, Mason, Anastasia, etc?

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ThatFlightyTemptress · 25/09/2024 14:50

Underlig · 22/09/2024 23:13

Ay-sa. It can’t be Ass-a, because that isn’t logical in English pronunciation rules.

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reabies · 25/09/2024 14:47

I know it's pronounced Ay-sa and love the sound of the name but whenever I see it written down my mind defaults to ahhh-za which I know is just wrong. Prefer the Acer spelling so my basic brain can compute it properly 😅 but I think that's probably used more for trees and laptops. So even though it's a lovely sounding name it's off the table for us, which is sad.

sel2223 · 24/09/2024 20:01

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 24/09/2024 18:14

Then teachers and other caregivers should tell pupils how to correctly pronounce it.

@JellyBeanFactory the Asa I knew was a gardener so worked with spades. Unsure if he was called “Ace of Spades”.

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Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 24/09/2024 18:14

sel2223 · 24/09/2024 14:36

Kids at school still say Ass-ah no matter how it's meant to be pronounced

Then teachers and other caregivers should tell pupils how to correctly pronounce it.

@JellyBeanFactory the Asa I knew was a gardener so worked with spades. Unsure if he was called “Ace of Spades”.

sel2223 · 24/09/2024 14:36

Kids at school still say Ass-ah no matter how it's meant to be pronounced

KirstenBlest · 23/09/2024 18:30

Ay-suh

Aligirlbear · 23/09/2024 17:45

Might get a few jokes when older as ASA is the Advertising Standards Authority

Arcticlife · 23/09/2024 17:44

Super common girls name in Norway, spelt Åsa (pronounced Aw-sah).

FloofPaws · 23/09/2024 17:17

Ace-a

KayEmAy · 23/09/2024 17:14

ace-uh

Boomer55 · 23/09/2024 16:51

Ay (as in the letter A) and then sa.

Beth216 · 23/09/2024 16:43

I'd pronounce it As-ah. I didn't know it was pronounced Acer.

I would hate to have something so close to Ass as my name personally.

Beamur · 23/09/2024 16:04

The real life Asa I know (in Yorkshire) is pronounced Ay-sah or Acer if you say it in a similar way to Ace-sah not Ace-sur

JellyBeanFactory · 23/09/2024 16:01

Worked with an ASA, nickname 'Spade'

ClashCityRocker · 23/09/2024 15:49

I'm from Yorkshire and have only come across this name in a written context as far as I'm aware

I did initially have to ponder whether it's pronounced ays-ah or Ass-a.

I think it's originally a Hebrew name so not sure why so many posters are adamant that it should follow English spelling rules (which let's face it half the time don't apply anyway). It isn't instantly recognisable as an anglicised name - and there are plenty of names from other cultures that don't follow English spelling conventions.

It's a lovely name anyway OP. I don't think the potential mispronunciation is a huge issue.

Duckyfondant · 23/09/2024 15:48

I've an Asa in my family and we only hear/heard Ay-ser. Maybe people were staying quiet until they'd heard someone else say it😂

Tootjaskoot · 23/09/2024 15:35

Asa = boys’ name prononced Acer or Ace-ǝ (Ace-uh)
Åsa = girls’ name pronounced Awsa / Aws-ǝ (Aw-suh)

Generally speaking.

….ish.

MollyRover · 23/09/2024 15:31

I thought it was pronounced "Owsa"

toomanydicksonthedancefloor1 · 23/09/2024 15:30

I watch a lot of films and TV, I just googled Asa Butterfield and don't ever recall seeing him before either.

toomanydicksonthedancefloor1 · 23/09/2024 15:28

I've never seen it before, either written down or heard it spoken. I would pronounce it Ay-sah. I haven't heard of the actor or footballer, and I have lived in Yorkshire all my life and wouldn't have dreamed it was a Yorkshire name either. Really like it.

Needanewname42 · 23/09/2024 15:27

Never seen it before I'd assume Ass-a.
But I can see where the Ay-sa would come from two vowels together - the first says it's name. But I can't think of any words with a_a

TeabySea · 23/09/2024 15:26

I'd pronounce it as "Azza" on the basis that I had a Polish schoolfriend whose dog was Asa (pronounced as above).

Mikunia · 23/09/2024 15:24

TallulahBetty · 23/09/2024 09:45

Ace-a.

Those saying Assa, why? They aren't two Ss

Because I've got no idea how to say it and can't get aysa from it by looking. Personally it looks like an acronym and I don't see it as a word at all.

Mikunia · 23/09/2024 15:23

timoteigirl · 23/09/2024 08:08

Came to say exactly this. But surely Asa Butterfield is famous enough so when people hear / see this name, they would copy how his name is said?

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I've never heard of him. Just googled and I don't recognise him at all.

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