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What does Asia mean?
Asia 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced AY-zhah. It is of Greek origin, and the meaning of Asia is "sunrise". May also derive from Assyrian "asu" meaning "east". Modern name, usually used in reference to the continent. Also sometimes used as a short form of a name ending with -ia, such as Aspasia. According to the Koran, Asia was the name of the Pharoah's wife who raised the infant Moses. Asia is also a variant of Aisha, the name of Muhammad's favorite wife, one of the four "perfect women". See also Fatima, Khadija, and Mary. Also form of Anastasia.
ENDS WITH -asia
ASSOCIATED WITH greek, sunrise (dawn), modern, perfect (virgin)
Variations
VARIANTS Aja▼, Asiah, Asianne, Asya, Asyah, Azha, Azia
RELATIONS VIA AISHA, FATIMA, KHADIJA, MARY Aeesha, Aeisha, Aesha, Aeshah, Aiesha, Aishah, Aishia, Aisia, Aisiah, Asha▲, Ashah, Ashia, Ashiah, Ayeisa, Ayesha, Ayisa, Ayisah, Ayisat, Ayisha, Aysha, Ayshe, Iesha▼, Isha, Mair, Malia▲, Mara▲, Maria▼, Masha, Moira, Moya
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Asia Melinda (A.M.), ..
How popular is Asia?
Asia is a very popular first name for women (#1404 out of 4276, Top 33%) and also a very popular last name for both adults and children (#67317 out of 150436, Top 45%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Asia was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest position of #195 in the U.S. in 1997, and is at #1267 currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Maria (#116 FROM RECENT DATA), Mary (#126), Anastasia (#148), Malia (#254), Fatima (#344), Aisha (#523), Mara (#681), Asha (#1190), Khadija (#1321), Ayesha (#1457), Isha (#1593), Moira (#1606), Aiesha, Iesha, Asya, Asiah, Ashia, Aja and Aysha are the popular varying forms of Asia (#1267). Other forms, like Ayisat, are uncommon. These relations of Asia were favored as birth names during the years 1940-1949 (AVERAGE #1733) and are now much less common (#1231, ▼86.1%), with forms like Asia becoming somewhat dated. Mary is the firm favorite, though Maria is now higher in the list.
Similar Names
Asia▼ is pronounced similarly to Aggi, Agi, Agie, Agy, Agye, Aju and Ajua. Other recommended sound-alike names are Abba, Abia, Abiah, Abila, Abra, Ada▼, Adia, Adie, Adiva, Adra, Adria, Afia, Afiwa, Aki, Akira, Alaia▲, Albia, Alea, Alesia▼, Alia▲, Alisa▼, Alita, Aliza▲, Alsina, Alya, Amia▲, Amiah, Amita, Ana, Anda, Ania, Anya, Anysia, Aria▲, Ariya▲, Arza, Asa, Ase, Ashira, Ashra, Asima, Asma, Assa, Assi, Asta, Auda, Auria, Avia, Avis▼, Aya▲, Aza, Azra, Casia, Gaia, Kasia, Leia▲, Lesia▼, Lisia, Maia▲, Mia▲, Naia, Nia▲, Pia, Rasia, Rhia, Thia, Tia▼ and Zia. These names tend to be less commonly used than Asia.
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