Asa

[BabyInWaiting]

I have a lovely baby boy named Asa but have been having serious doubts about his name.
We chose it because I loved the meaning - Healer - and it fitted with our other children's unusual names.
We look ages to name him and there were no other names we both really agreed on. I've never been 100% sure. My husband loves his name. But when I tell people his name I am getting a lot of blank looks and am thinking that I have saddled him with name that will be a burden - both in people's opinions of it and in them mispronouncing it as Ass-ah. It's meant to be Ay-Sah.

Should I change it? What do you think when you hear the name Asa?

I definitely wouldn't change the spelling to Acer! Isn't that a brand of laptops? Asa is a real name.

Beautiful name don't change it it's great

Lovely, biblical name. Considered it for my DS but didn't work with our surname.

Wouldn't change the spelling to Acer because that reminds me of laptops

I was thinking trees!!

I think trees is better than being called Ass er a lot (Id have read that as a teacher but of course once you know you'd say the correct name!)

I pronounced it 'Ay-Sah' from the start. It's a nice name.

I'm familiar with the name & how to pronounce it. It's unusual but I like it. Don't change it.

I think it's an awesome name. I wanted to use it but where we live it is an everyday word so it would be a bit weird.

I don't understand the "ass-ah" pronunciation. There's only one s, so it would more likely be azz-ah, like the s in is, was, as, etc.

And anyway, as soon as you correct people once, they'll know. Plenty of names have different possible pronunciations, I don't think it's a big deal.

Still wish I could use it for my next DS tbh :(

Also, the blank looks are probably just lack of recognition.

Don't change it! Asa is a bona fide name, and it's lovely.

Love Asa! I mentioned the name to my friend when she was pregnant and she loved it but her DH said no unfortunately.

I like it. My first association is Asa Briggs (historian).

I like it too. I think Asa Briggs historian, too. He's the only Asa I'm immediately aware of.

We had a kid at school 25 years ago called Asa. It's not too 'out there'.

It's a lovely name and pronounced how it's spelt! Keep it!

It's a lovely name. And of course it's pronounced Ay-sa with the Ay part rhyming with day. Amazed people haven't heard of this name before!Keep it and educate people.

Makes me think of a Cisco firewall

Love it. Know pronunciation from Asa Hartford. I think you should stick with it x

molly it has nothing to do with a lack of education. The name Asa is pronounced as "ah-sah" in some languages. Just because it's not the pronunciation you're familiar with doesn't mean it's wrong.

Asa is an awesome name. I know one, and he's thoroughly great. No issues around pronunciation or spelling. I think I'd probably never heard of it before I met him, but I didn't bat an eyelid at it - I know loads of way more "out there" named kids!

On the blank looks score, we have a pretty conventionally named DC and got the blank looks, mispronunciations and attempts to "correct" it to another name. Some people just haven't heard of various names.

Once he's older it stops being such a big deal, I find.

Asa is so lovely, and the spelling is traditional so don't give in to ignorance!

My DS2 was very very nearly an Asa. I think it is beautiful, timeless and unique but not totally unheard of. Don't change it!!

Could you make it a nickname of a longer name to give him choices?

I like it. I know of the name/pronunciation from the singer in Benidorm.

Acer just makes me think of computers, so don't change the spelling.

Acer is a type of tree

I would presume it was spelled Acer. I've never heard of it before so may well look blank when you said it. Don't change it just because people aren't familiar with it!

Asa is an amazing name, it's just not very popular hence the blank faces. There was an Asa in the first class I ever taught. I adored that kid, funny, intelligent and loved by everyone!