Asya
Asya (Russian / Bulgarian: Ася) is a female given name .
Origin and meaning
The name is a Russian and Bulgarian diminutive of Anstasiya and Aleksandra . Other variants are Alya , Nastasia , Nastasya , Nastya , Sanya , Sasha , Shura , Stasya , Aleksandrina , Sashka .
In Turkish the name means Asia .
Well-known namesake
- Asya Abdullah (* 1971), Syrian Kurdish politician
- Asya Fateyeva (* 1990), German saxophonist of Ukrainian descent
Individual evidence
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Asya (1). Retrieved April 30, 2019 .
- ^ Mike Campbell: Meaning, origin and history of the name Asya (2). Retrieved April 30, 2019 .