Usages: Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim) Transcription: آسية (Arabic), آسیہ (Urdu) Meaning: Means "wistful, melancholic", derived from Arabic أَسَى (ʾasā) meaning "agony, sorrow, grief". In Islamic tradition, Asiya bint Muzahim was the wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh who accepted monotheism after witnessing Moses's (Musa's) miracle in his court.
(Information from name #116792 originally submitted by user bananarama)