Asa

[ConfusedandBemused]

What do you think for a boy, it's biblical and means healer which I like!

[bigbluebump]

And because I have a Swedish female friend called this.

[bigbluebump]

It looks and sounds feminine to me, probably because it ends in an 'a'. I prefer more solid boys names.

[Rhubarbgarden]

I don't like it, personally. It makes me think of highly religious aged farm hands.

[JemimaLovesJelly]

Love it, really love it.

[goralka]

where I come from there's no difference....

[DottieRose]

It's pronounced Ay sa not Ay Cer

[baskingseals]

absolutely love it. i thought it was pronunced Asha though. but i love it either way.

[ExitPursuedByABear]

I love it - I think there was one on my Grandmother's side of the family.

And Asa Hartford - was he a famous football player?

[hellymelly]

I know an Acer (like the tree). Lovely.

[LittlePandaBear]

Sorry but it makes me think of ASA which is Adveritsing Standards Authority, maybe 'cos it's within my line of work though!

[shufflebum]

It was on our list for Ds2 but we didn't get a very favourable response from friends and family. Also Dh works in IT and couldn't quite get his head around calling his son a laptop ( albeit spelt differently)
I still love it!

[Flutterbutterby]

Ooh, I like it a lot.

[DottieRose]

Love Asa, one I had considered myself!

[ConfusedandBemused]

Oh some nice comments so far.

[ThePathanKhansWitch]

Love it.

[honeytea]

The Swedish name is not Asa it is Åsa, very different. It is popular but mostly for middle aged/older women.

I think it sounds like a lovely boy's name :)

[PuffPants]

Ooh I don't know, I met him over here, friend of a friend sort of thing. I do know he has a brother called Mark. Which struck me as surprising

It's ok on a child but not sure about a grown-up tbh.

[ConfusedandBemused]

Oooh PuffPants I'm from Ireland........please tell, what kind of reactions do the Irish have to Asa are they or ???

[PuffPants]

I know an Irish one!

[Posterofapombear]

Oooooh! Lovely!

[BooBooChicken]

Love the name, i associate it with asa briggs, the historian

i have no idea what he was like but asa always sounds a good strong trustworthy name to me

[ConfusedandBemused]

It's pronounced Ay sah

[goralka]

I really like it and it sounds like Acer right?
Excellent name.

[ConfusedandBemused]

I think it's got more weight as a boys name....400 BC, and I'm not living in Sweden so I'm not worried about that aspect, but thanks for that info. it's important to take into consideration so many things when picking a name!

[ThickCut]

I used to have a colleague named Asa (male) I always thought it was a fab name