Meaning and background
The story behind Asher
Asher comes from a Hebrew name connected with happiness or blessing. In the Hebrew Bible, Asher is a son of Jacob and the ancestor of one of the tribes of Israel. In modern British English it is commonly spoken ASH-uh, which differs from the Hebrew pronunciation. This is a distinct name history from Ash and Ashley, despite sharing the first three letters.
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About Asher
Recorded as a dog’s name
Asher appears in 28 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/æʃɚ/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/æʃɚ/ · primary stress on syllable 1AE1 SH ER0
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Sources and research notes (2)
Gender association: NYC licence-period records. Any dog can use this name.
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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