Is Asa a nickname for a longer name?

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I am searching for a male ancestor named Asa. He lived in the 1800's and I wonder if Asa was a nickname for Alouicious, Aloysius, or some other old fashioned name. Does anyone know any longer names for which Asa might have been a nickname?

I know they often used names from the Bible in that era but I can't think of any that would be shortened to Asa. Thanks for any ideas you might have.

LucaPacioli1492 · Accepted Answer

Asa is a name in its own right. It is in the Bible and also relatively common in modern times, Asa Hutchinson being a government official in the Bush administration.

RAY G · Answer

Checking out the national origin would probably help.

There are several possibilities, none of them nicknames, including the Swedish Ãsa.

See "Asa (name)" at Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asa_%28name%29

Is Asa a nickname for a longer name?

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