Meaning and Origin
What does the name Ash mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Ash
User Submitted Origins
English
70%
Japanese
14%
Irish
12%
Korean
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to 2 people from Florida, U.S., the name Ash is of Irish origin and means "The tree or residue of fire".
- A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Ash is of English origin and means "ash tree".
- According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Ash means "Ashes and fire".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Ash is of English origin and means "happy".
- According to a user from Pennsylvania, U.S., the name Ash means "Ashes of something that's been burned".
- According to a user from Singapore, the name Ash means "Black dust".
- A user from New Jersey, U.S. says the name Ash is of English origin and means "The very best".
- According to a user from Palestinian Territory, the name Ash is of Japanese origin and means "Brave girl".
International Interest
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Ash
Senses
- [Bot] A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).
- The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.
Etymology: OE. asch esh, AS. æsc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche
noun Ash
sing. of Ashes.
Note: ☞ Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash, coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearl ash, pot ash.
verb Ash
To strew or sprinkle with ashes.
Other Dictionary Sources
- Any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
- Strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats
- The residue that remains when something is burned
- Convert into ashes
Wiktionary
- (Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of oases.
- A topographic surname for someone who lived near ash trees.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A diminutive of the female given names Ashley or Ashlee.
- A town in Surrey, England, near Aldershot.
- A village in Dover district, Kent.