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♪ "A brimful of Asha(r) on the 45..." ♪

by erb816

1/26/2021, 7:40 AM

Just reading Asha got this song stuck in my head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM7H0ooV_o8

Because of this, I read Asha as AH-shuh, long-A sound. It feels very Indian to me, and I can't imagine it on someone who isn't South Asian (though there is a Swahili usage of this name as well, apparently). I would legitimately be surprised, perhaps even shocked, to meet a White woman with this name.

Asha Minerva
Asha Minelauva
Asha Danae / Asha Danaë / Asha Danai
Asha Scarlett
Asha Kirtida
Asha Kiersten / Asha Kirsten
Asha Lumina
Asha Lavinia
Asha Linnaea
Asha Laurel

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- Dracotorix +2

1/26/2021, 3:58 PM

I like almost all of those combos.

Asha Minerva *
Asha Minelauva (never heard of Minelauva before!)
Asha Danae / Asha Danaë
Asha Kirtida
Asha Kiersten / Asha Kirsten
Asha Lumina
Asha Linnaea **
Asha Laurel *

Do you think ASH-a sounds "whiter" than AH-sha or less surprising on a white person (because of Ashley, Asher, etc.)?

- Manipura (glaucous) +1

1/26/2021, 4:18 PM

I wouldn't be shocked to hear "AH-sha" as a white person's name, but "ASH-a" does seem purposely anglicized to me.

This message was edited 1/26/2021, 4:18 PM

- erb816

1/26/2021, 7:12 PM

^ What they said, pretty much.

ASH-uh does seem more "Anglicized."

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