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Ash (name)

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Ash is both a given name (commonly a shortened version of Ashton, Ashley, and Ashlyn) and a surname. The name is gender neutral.

Ash
GenderUnisex
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Old English
Word/name
Meaning"ash" or "ashes"
Region of originEngland
Other names
Related namesAshley, Ashton, Asher, Ashlyn

Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

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People

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  • Ash Hamdan (born 1975), Palestinian Jordanian English teacher and a writer
  • Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer
  • Ash Atalla (born 1972), British television producer
  • Ash Baron-Cohen (born 1967), British film director, usually credited as "Ash"
  • Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player
  • Ash Bowie (born c. 1968), American indie musician
  • Ash Carter (1954–2022), American physicist, professor, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense
  • Ash Palmisciano (born 1990), English actor
  • Ash or Aishu, nickname of Indian actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (born 1973)

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