Asya is a given name with varied origins. It is a

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

feminine given name meaning

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

. It is a

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

and

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

diminutive form of the feminine given name

Anastasia Anastasia (from el, Ἀναστασία, translit=Anastasía) is a feminine given name of Greek origin, derived from the Greek word (), meaning "resurrection". It is a popular name in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, where it was the most ...

, meaning ''

resurrection Resurrection or anastasis is the concept of coming back to life after death. In a number of religions, a dying-and-rising god is a deity which dies and is resurrected. Reincarnation is a similar process hypothesized by other religions, which ...

''. It is also a form of the

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name

Asiya Asiya bint Muzahim ( ar, آسِيَة بِنْت مُزَاحِم, Āsiya bint Muzāḥim) was, according to the Qur'an and Islamic tradition, the wife of the Pharaoh of the Exodus and adoptive mother of Moses, identified as Bithiah in the Jewis ...

, meaning ''

thought In their most common sense, the terms thought and thinking refer to conscious cognitive processes that can happen independently of sensory stimulation. Their most paradigmatic forms are judging, reasoning, concept formation, problem solving, a ...

ful''.

People

Asya of Diauehi Asia was a ruler of the Diauehi, a confederation of tribes located in modern northeastern Turkey, who reigned around the middle of the 9th century BCE. He is known from Assyrian sources describing the military campaigns of Shalmaneser III. Biogr ...

, a ruler of the Kingdom of Diaokhi, a confederation of proto-Georgian tribes, who reigned around the middle of the 9th century BCE. *

Asya (singer) Asya (born 24 February 1965) is a Turkish pop singer and songwriter who appeared as backing vocalist for Nilüfer between 1990 and 1994. Her first album, ''Asya'' was released in 1994. She worked with Onno Tunç, Garo Mafyan, Mustafa Sandal, Gö ...

(born 1965), Turkish singer *Asya, ring name of American bodybuilder, model and professional wrestler

Christi Wolf Christine Marie Wolf (born August 7, 1966) is an American bodybuilder, model and former professional wrestler. She is best known for her stint in World Championship Wrestling under the ring name Asya. Early career Prior to her professional wres ...

Asya Abdullah Asya Abdullah is a Kurdish politician working to establish democratic autonomy in Rojava, Northern Syria. Asya Abdullah is the current co-chair of the Democratic Union Party (PYD), the former co-chair of the Movement for a Democratic Society (TE ...

(born 1971), Kurdish politician, co-chairwoman of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) * Asya Alashaikh, founder and CEO of Tamkeen Company for sustainable solutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. * Asya Ramazan Antar (1998-2016), Kurdish Women's Protection Units (YPJ) fighter who has become a symbol of the feminist struggle in the Rojava conflict and in the fight against ISIS, by international media. *

Asya Branch Asya Danielle Branch (born May 5, 1998) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss USA 2020 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2020 where she placed Top 21. Early life and education Branch was born on May 5, 1998, in Detr ...

(born 1998), American beauty pageant titleholder and

Miss USA 2020 Miss USA 2020 was the 69th Miss USA pageant. It was held at the Exhibition Centre and the Soundstage at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 9, 2020. Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Allie LaForce served as hosts, while Cheslie Kryst and Christian ...

winner *

Asya Bussie Asya Bussie (born April 16, 1991) is an American professional basketball player. Born in Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth ...

(born 1991), American basketball player * Adi Asya Katz (born 2004), Israeli rhythmic gymnast * Asya Kolchynska (1918-2010), Ukrainian pathophysiologist, medical doctor, professor, and Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology *

Asya Miller Asya Miller Lapper (born October 16, 1979) is a five-time Paralympic medalist, with four of her medals coming in goalball. Miller was nominated for an ESPY Award in 2009. Miller made her Paralympic debut in 2000 and won a bronze medal for discu ...

(born 1979), American goalball player *

Asya Pereltsvaig Asya Pereltsvaig (russian: link=no, Ася Перельцвайг; born 1972) is a Russian-American linguist, writer, and educator. Pereltsvaig was born in Leningrad, USSR. Life Her research interests are theoretical syntax, cross-linguistic t ...

(born 1972), Russian linguist * Asya Rolls, Israeli, psychoneuroimmunologist and International Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and an associate professor at the Immunology and Center of Neuroscience at Technion within the

Israel Institute of Technology Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

* Asya Saavedra, founding member of the music group Smoosh renamed Chaos Chaos *

Asya Sultanova Asya Bakhish Sultanova (16 October 1923 – 22 November 2021) was an Azerbaijani composer who is best known for her works for children and her collaboration with singer Muslim Magomayev. Biography Sultanova was born in Baku. Her father was a geo ...

(1923-2021), Azerbaijani composer * Asya Yeutykh (born 1962), goldsmith and bladesmith from the Republic of Adygea in Russia

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