Asa

I agree that Asa sounds more feminine to me than masculine. It ends in an -a, which is typically feminine in the English language, I believe (examples: Ava, Ella, Laura, Tina, Samantha, etc.).

Looks like it’s pronounced ass-uh, which doesn't sound good. Maybe spell it Aysa to avoid mispronunciations. But Aysa looks feminine. Actually, Asa does too. How about Adam instead? Or Abe?

Kinda sussy if you ask me.

Weird name.

Interesting...

I've liked this name since I heard Barney use it on an episode of the Andy Griffith Show! It sounded so great when he said it.

Hey everybody my name is Asa, and I have yet to meet another Asa. I'm 28, Hispanic, born and raised in San Antonio, Texas.
I like my name, when I meet new people I joke with them, "Hi my name's Asa", "Did you say awesome?", "No Asa, like casa, pasta, mufasa, but you can call me awesome if you like".

Handsome name for a boy!

Honestly, one of my friend's name's is Asa and we call them Ace as a nickname. I think it's a really nice name. Their name is pronounced ay-suh but I have heard some people pronounce it ass-a or az-a.

An anagram for this is ass.

To the commenter who said this was an anagram for ass, it actually can’t be. There’s two As and one S. The anagrams are Aas and Saa. By the way, this name is quite nice.

More girly sounding, I think.

I love the name Asa! It's soft and strong at the same time. Also Ace is a great nickname.

I'm not a huge fan of this name. It's not common enough where a whole lot of people would know how to pronounce it upon seeing it. Plus, this name sounds extremely feminine and looks and sounds too much like the popular female name Ava. If you're looking for a masculine name with the same feel as Asa, why not Ace?

Such a short name that caries a mighty amount of strength. I prefer the Anglicized pronunciation with the long A.

I think Asa is a good strong reasonable name. How people could mistake such a simple but powerful name for another is beyond me. The pronunciation is rather straight forward and anyone who would use an insult such as what was suggested above would be an immature fool.

I recently met a little boy named this. My friend mistook it for 'Mason', the boy's grandfather spelled it for us a-s-a. So they pronounce it AY-suh :)

I wouldn't use this. It looks hard to pronounce and someone with this name might be called "ass". Plus, it sounds more like the name of an old man than a young boy.

To me, Asa sounds like a reasonable man. He is not easily agitated and he stands by his convictions.

I like this name very much. It is strong, sensitive, sensible, and handsome. Also, I like that it is biblical. I would definitely name a boy "Asa".