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Re: Possible other origins of Asher
Asher is also an English surname, which according to "A Dictionary of Surnames" by Reaney and Wilson can be derived from "dweller by the ash tree." I am sure that on occasion the motivation for giving the name to a son has been a relationship with an Asher family, so the given name could be considered to have that as a secondary derivation.
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