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Asia name meaning
Last Name
286
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in 2010
286
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin
What does the name Asia mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.
Origin and Meaning of Asia
User Submitted Origins
Arabic
50%
English
35%
African
11%
Greek
4%
User Submitted Meanings
- According to a user from Rhode Island, U.S., the name Asia is of Hebrew origin and means "Goddess Resurrected".
- A user from Louisiana, U.S. says the name Asia is of Greek origin and means "Eastern sunrise also resurrection".
- A user from Georgia, U.S. says the name Asia means "Resurrection".
- According to a user from Texas, U.S., the name Asia means "A gift of god".
- According to a user from Tanzania, United Republic of, the name Asia is of African origin and means "God".
International Interest
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Other Dictionary Sources
- The nations of the Asian continent collectively
- The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
Wiktionary
From Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ (Asíā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”) of uncertain origin. Potentially from a Aegean language family substrate or Akkadian; for more see its ancestors.
- A continent located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.
- (Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.
- (astronomy) 67 Asia, a main belt asteroid.
- A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.
- (historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.
Asia was also found in the following language(s): Asturian, Corsican, Galician, Indonesian, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Occitan, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Romansch, Spanish, and Swahili
Notable Persons Named Asia
Notable Persons Named Asia
Asia Argento
Asia Argento is an actress, director, singer, model, dj, writer, greta garbo, orson welles, édith piaf, and gisele bündchen. Her ongoing career started in 1985. Asia was given the name Aria Maria Vittoria Rossa Argento by her parents Dario Argento and Daria Nicolodi on September 20th, 1975 in Rome. Asia is also known as Aria Argento.
Asia Bibi
Asia was given the name Aasiya Noreen in 1971.
Asia Muhammad
Asia was born on April 4th, 1991 in Long Beach, United States.
Asia Nitollano
Asia Nitollano is a contemporary r&b and pop music singer, dancer, model, cheerleader, singing, dance, model (people), and cheerleading. She was most prominent from 2007 to 2007. Asia was born on February 14th, 1988.
Asia Vieira
Asia Vieira is an actress. She was most prominent from 1988 to present. Asia was given the name Asia Molly Vieira on May 18th, 1982 in Toronto.
Asia Agcaoili
She was most prominent from 2000 to present. Asia was given the name Junelyn Alexis Agcaoili on September 20th, 1983 in Isabela, Basilan, Philippines.
- Asia Booth
Notable Persons With the Last Name Asia
Notable Persons With the Last Name Asia
Abdul Khaliq Flying Bird of Asia
Abdul was born on November 29th, 1933. Abdul is also known as Flying Bird of Asia. He breathed his last breath on March 10th, 1988.
Planet Asia
Planet Asia is a hip hop music musician. He was most active from 1995 to 1995. Planet was given the name Jason Green on October 24th, 1976 in Fresno, California. Planet is also known as King Medallions.
Global Alliance For Preserving the History of WWII in Asia
Daniel Asia
Daniel was born on June 27th, 1953.
Ethnicity Distribution
| Ethnicity | Asia | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| █ | White | 17.13% | 64.26% |
| █ | African American | 25.17% | 11.96% |
| █ | Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander | 26.57% | 4.85% |
| █ | American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.00% | 0.69% |
| █ | Two or More Ethnicities | 0.00% | 1.76% |
| █ | Hispanic or Latino | 22.38% | 16.26% |
Of Last Name Asia
People with the last name Asia are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or Hispanic or Latino
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Fun Facts about the name Asia
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