Given name
Åsa
“from the country of Denmark”
In Scandinavian use, Åsa is a short form of Denmark. One Scandinavian interpretation is “from the country of Denmark.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Scandinavian use, Åsa is a short form of Denmark. One Scandinavian interpretation is “from the country of Denmark.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Scandinavian use, Åsa is a short form of Denmark. An origin associated with Denmark is Scandinavian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
Åsa is a short form of Denmark.
Åsa’s family of names
Åsa is a short form of Denmark. In Swedish usage, Åsa shares a linguistic root with the Norwegian Nynorsk form Åse. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Åsa has a related form in AASA.
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Around the world
Åsa has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Åsa
- Åsa LarssonSwedish writerborn 1966
- Åsa RomsonSwedish politicianborn 1972
- Åsa RegnérSwedish politician (born 1964)
- Åsa SvenssonSwedish tennis playerborn 1975
- Åsa WestlundSwedish politicianborn 1976
- Åsa LindhagenSwedish politicianborn 1980
- Åsa WikforssSwedish professor of theoretical philosophy at Stockholm Universityborn 1961
- Åsa LinderborgSwedish writer and historianborn 1968
- Åsa TorstenssonSwedish politicianborn 1958
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