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plunderb

The other day, I was reading about the 19th-century biologist Asa Gray and mentioned to DH that I like Asa. I like very few boys' names, so I though it was important to mention it, even though we are a long, long way from giving Amalia any siblings.

He said it was nice, but thought it sounded like a girl's name. Do you agree?

fwiw, I realize that anyone named Asa (AY-suh) will probably be called ASS-uh a few thousand times in his life. That doesn't bother me, at least not now, when it's all hypothetical.

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Becky262

Asa was my top pick for a boy's name for years.  I knew an Asa in HS and he was such a great guy.  He was on the hippie side but a very nice person

We had thought about the nn Ace too 

HannahO28

I think the "a" ending is what makes it sound feminine, even though I know that it is a boy's name. 

If I were you, it would bother me that both my kid's names start and end with "A". I would feel like there was a a theme starting. And I detest theme names.

The "ass-a" thing would also bother me any time I actually heard it out loud.  

And finally...doesn't it mean snake? I guess it isn't the worst meaning, but I think of snakes when I hear it.  

ETA: ok I can't find anything online about it meaning "snake"...so now I feel dumb and I'm wondering where I got the impression that it means that.  

ABColeslaw

I love it!

Emiliana7

reminds me of the charactor on One Life to Live- Asa Buchanan. My mom always watched that show- had me tape it when I got home from school so I watched it while it recorded. LOL

But TO me its a guy's name just because of that charactor.

anna7602

Asa is very solidly a boy's name to me, but Amalia and Asa do not make a great sibling set.

NoCode10

Not the worst name, but definitely NMS.

scoutkate

My DD's best friend at daycare is a little boy named Asa.  He is adorable.  I never liked the name before, but now I like it a lot because of him!

Blue1299

Emiliana7:

reminds me of the charactor on One Life to Live- Asa Buchanan. My mom always watched that show- had me tape it when I got home from school so I watched it while it recorded. LOL

But TO me its a guy's name just because of that character.

I have this same association, it's the first thing I thought of actually. It's not a bad name, but I'm not sure I'd name my son that because of the teasing factor (a$$, it kinda sounds like a girl's name, etc). And I agree with pp that Amalia & Asa is too matchy.

cjilla

Looks a bit feminine to me, but mostly it reminds me of aspirin because Asa is medical shorthand for aspirin.

msmerymac

I love it. There was a soap opera character named Asa about 25 years ago, and I always thought it was a cool name.

 

Edit: Yes, other people mentioned this.

queenbone

This name always makes me think of Nancy Drew's The Sign of the Twisted Candles.  No one ever died in those books but this 100 yr old man.

It is so old man to me that it could never be feminine

narabug

Having never heard or seen the name before, I thought it was a girl's name. I was also pronouncing it wrong. I thought it was Ah-sah.

sunnyday016

HannahO28:

I think the "a" ending is what makes it sound feminine, even though I know that it is a boy's name. 

If I were you, it would bother me that both my kid's names start and end with "A". I would feel like there was a a theme starting. And I detest theme names.

The "ass-a" thing would also bother me any time I actually heard it out loud.  

And finally...doesn't it mean snake? I guess it isn't the worst meaning, but I think of snakes when I hear it.  

ETA: ok I can't find anything online about it meaning "snake"...so now I feel dumb and I'm wondering where I got the impression that it means that.  

You're thinking of asp.

Asa is most definitely a boy name. I like it a lot!

forensicmama

I love this BOY'S name. On a girl, it would simply be terrible.

Malibuxo

I had the biggest crush on a guy names Asa in middle school, ahaha.He was never bullied, and was in fact one of the most popular guys.

It's a terrific name. Love the nn. Ace.

melissa721

Not a fan at all.

JLGY

My first 2 thoughts were:

1. Ass-a? WTH?

2. girls name for sure