Asher

Zilpah's son, biblically

Asher is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, meaning "happy" or "blessed." It appears in the Bible as one of the twelve sons of Jacob.

The name has surged in popularity since the early 2000s: Asher started kindergarten today. (Lowercase asher is not a common English word.)

biblical

Jacob

Male given name

tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
IsraelMiddle Eastern nation
patriarchMale head of family

blessing · Genesis · son · ancestor · Leah · inheritance · territory · Galilee · olive · abundance

name

Hebrew

Semitic language of Israel

boyYoung male person
babyVery young child
namingAssigning a label

popular · modern · masculine · firstborn · meaning · origin · trendy · millennial · generation · biblical

Categories

Biblical MenAdam, Abraham, Moses, David, Joseph
Hebrew namesAaron, Abraham, Adam, Benjamin, Daniel
Genesis FiguresAdam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac
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Bible PeopleAbraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, David
Nature NamesLily, Ivy, Fern, Hazel, Olive

Opposites

twelve tribes of israel

AsherJudah

Patriarch and namesake tribe

Joseph · Benjamin · Reuben · Dan · Simeon

hebrew name meaning

Rare biblical name

Mara · Job · Naomi

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G