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Asher

/ˈæ.ʃə(ɹ)/ · name

Meaning

  1. A surname.
  2. A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. The eighth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Zilpah.
  4. A female given name from Hebrew.
  5. A member of the alt.suicide.holiday newsgroup, which deals with the topics of suicide and depression.
  6. A town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, United States.
  7. One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Asher.

Etymology / origin

From Hebrew אָשֵׁר ('ashér).

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