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Baby names with ASH: Ashton, Rashida, Vikash

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Looking for baby names that contain the word ASH?

If so, you’re in luck!

Below you’ll find a long list of names that contain the letter sequence “a-s-h.” Most of these names come directly from the U.S. SSA’s baby name data.

  • Abhilash
  • Adasha
  • Adashia
  • Akash, Aakash, Akaash
  • Akashdeep
  • Alasha
  • Alashia
  • Aleasha
  • Aleashia
  • Anashia
  • Anastasha
  • Anastashia
  • Antashia
  • Arash
  • Arashdeep
  • Arashel
  • Ash
  • Asha, Aasha
  • Ashad, Ashaad
  • Ashaki
  • Ashal
  • Ashala
  • Ashalee
  • Ashalina
  • Ashan, Ashaan
  • Ashana, Ashanna
  • Ashanae
  • Ashanda
  • Ashani
  • Ashanique
  • Ashanta
  • Ashantay
  • Ashante
  • Ashanti, Ashantie, Ashanty, Ashantee
  • Ashantia
  • Ashantiana
  • Ashantis
  • Ashar
  • Ashara
  • Ashari, Asharie, Asharee
  • Asharia
  • Ashaud
  • Ashawnte, Ashaunte
  • Ashawn, Ashaun
  • Ashawna, Ashauna
  • Ashawnti, Ashaunti
  • Ashaya
  • Ashaz
  • Ashburn
  • Ashby
  • Ashden, Ashdon, Ashdyn
  • Ashe
  • Ashea
  • Asheena
  • Ashely, Asheley, Asheli, Ashelee, Ashelly
  • Ashelyn, Ashelynn
  • Asher, Ashur
  • Asherah
  • Asheton
  • Ashey, Ashee
  • Ashfaq
  • Ashford
  • Ashgan
  • Ashi, Aashi
  • Ashia, Ashiah, Ashiya
  • Ashiana
  • Ashima
  • Ashini
  • Ashira, Ashirah
  • Ashish, Aashish
  • Ashka, Aashka
  • Ashkan
  • Ashkii
    • Ashkii is the Navajo word for “boy.”
  • Ashkon
  • Ashla
  • Ashlan
  • Ashland
  • Ashlay
  • Ashle
  • Ashlea
  • Ashleah
  • Ashleen
  • Ashlen
  • Ashlesha
  • Ashley, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie, Ashly, Ashli, Ashlei, Ashlye, Ashlii
  • Ashlin, Ashlinn
  • Ashling
  • Ashlley, Ashlly
  • Ashlon
  • Ashlynd
  • Ashlynn, Ashlyn, Ashlynne, Ashlyne
  • Ashmeet
  • Ashmi
  • Ashmir
  • Ashmit
  • Ashmita
  • Ashna, Aashna
  • Ashneel
  • Ashney, Ashni
  • Ashok
  • Ashon
  • Ashonda
  • Ashonna
  • Ashonta
  • Ashonte
  • Ashonti
  • Ashraf
  • Ashriel
  • Ashrita, Aashrita
  • Ashrit, Aashrit
  • Ashrith, Aashrith
  • Ashritha, Aashritha
  • Ashriya, Aashriya
  • Ashtian
  • Ashton, Ashtin, Ashten, Ashtyn, Ashtynn, Ashtan
  • Ashunti
  • Ashura
  • Ashutosh
  • Ashvath
  • Ashvika
  • Ashvin
  • Ashwaq
  • Ashwath
  • Ashwika
  • Ashwin
  • Ashwini
  • Ashya, Ashyah
  • Ashyia
  • Ashyr
  • Ashyra
  • Ashyria
  • Atasha
  • Aurash
  • Avinash
  • Ayasha
  • Ayeasha
  • Ayyash
  • Bash
  • Basha
  • Bashan
  • Bashar
  • Bashawn, Bashaun
  • Basheba
  • Bashir, Basheer
  • Bashira, Bashirah
  • Bashiri
  • Bashkim
  • Bashton
  • Bashy
  • Brashawn, Brashaun
  • Brasher
  • Breasha
  • Briasha
  • Cash
  • Casha
  • Cashara
  • Cashawn, Cashaun
  • Cashay, Cashae
  • Cashden
  • Cashe
  • Cashea
  • Casheena
  • Cashel
  • Cashen
  • Casher
  • Cashius
  • Cashlyn, Cashlynn, Cashlin
  • Cashmere
  • Cashon
  • Cashton, Cashten, Cashtyn
  • Cashus
  • Catasha
  • Danasha
  • Danashia
  • Dash
  • Dasha
  • Dashai
  • Dashal, Dashall
  • Dashan
  • Dashana, Dashanna
  • Dashanae
  • Dashanda
  • Dashanique
  • Dashara
  • Dashawn, Dashaun
  • Dashawna, Dashauna
  • Dashay, Dashae
  • Dashayla
  • Dashea
  • Dasheem
  • Dashelle, Dashell, Dashel
  • Dasher
  • Dashia, Dashiya
  • Dashiell, Dashiel
  • Dashira
  • Dashley, Dashly
  • Dashon
  • Dashona, Dashonna
  • Dashonda
  • Dashone
  • Dashton
  • Dashun
  • Dashya
  • Davasha
  • Deasha
  • Deashia
  • Deashley
  • Denasha
  • Diasha
  • Drashawn, Drashaun
  • Drashti
  • Easha
  • Eashan, Eashaan
  • Elasha
  • Eleasha
  • Equasha
  • Etasha
  • Fantasha
  • Fantashia
  • Fasha
  • Fashionette
  • Folashade
  • Grasha
  • Hadasha
  • Hasha
  • Hashem
  • Hashim, Hasheem
  • Hashir, Haashir
  • Hisashi
  • Iasha
  • Iashia
  • Ieasha
  • Indasha
  • Itasha
  • Jalashia
  • Janasha
  • Janashia
  • Jaquasha
  • Jash
  • Jasha
  • Jashad
  • Jashan
  • Jashana
  • Jashanpreet
  • Jashawna, Jashauna
  • Jashawn, Jashaun
  • Jashay, Jashae
  • Jashayla
  • Jasher
  • Jashia, Jashiya
  • Jashira
  • Jashley, Jashly
  • Jashon
  • Jashonda
  • Jashua
  • Jashvi
  • Jashyra
  • Jatasha
  • Joash
  • Kadasha
  • Kadashia
  • Kailash
  • Kakashi
  • Kanasha
  • Kash
  • Kasha
  • Kashad
  • Kashala
  • Kashan
  • Kashana, Kashanna
  • Kashanda
  • Kashanta
  • Kashanti
  • Kashara
  • Kashari
  • Kashawn, Kashaun
  • Kashawna, Kashauna
  • Kashay, Kashae
  • Kashayla
  • Kashden, Kashdyn, Kashdon
  • Kashe
  • Kasheem
  • Kasheen
  • Kashena
  • Kasher
  • Kashi
  • Kashia
  • Kashif, Kaashif, Kashiff
  • Kashika
  • Kashima
  • Kashina, Kasheena
  • Kashindi
  • Kashira
  • Kashis
  • Kashish
  • Kashius
  • Kashka
  • Kashley, Kashlee
  • Kashlyn, Kashlynn
  • Kashmir
  • Kashonda
  • Kashun
  • Kashunda
  • Kashvi
  • Kashyap
  • Katasha
  • Katashia
  • Keasha
  • Keashia
  • Keiasha
  • Keneasha
  • Keyasha
  • Keyashia
  • Kiasha
  • Kieasha
  • Killashandra
  • Koyasha
  • Kwashawn
  • Kyasha
  • Lacasha
  • Lacreasha
  • Ladasha
  • Ladashia
  • Lakasha
  • Lakeasha
  • Lanasha
  • Laquasha
  • Larasha
  • Lash
  • Lasha
  • Lashad
  • Lashai
  • Lashan, Lashann
  • Lashana, Lashanna
  • Lashanay, Lashanae
  • Lashanda
  • Lashandra
  • Lashane
  • Lashanette
  • Lashannon
  • Lashanta
  • Lashante
  • Lashanya
  • Lashara, Lasharra
  • Lashari, Lasharee
  • Lasharon
  • Lashasta
  • Lashavia
  • Lashaw
  • Lashawanda
  • Lashawda
  • Lashawn, Lashaun
  • Lashawna, Lashauna
  • Lashawnda, Lashaunda
  • Lashawndra, Lashaundra
  • Lashawne, Lashaune
  • Lashay, Lashae, Lashaye
  • Lashaya
  • Lashayla
  • Lasheba
  • Lasheia
  • Lasheila
  • Lasheka
  • Lashekia
  • Lashella
  • Lashelle, Lashell, Lashel
  • Lashema
  • Lashena
  • Lashera
  • Lasherrie
  • Lasheryl
  • Lashia
  • Lashika, Lashica
  • Lashina, Lasheena
  • Lashira
  • Lashon
  • Lashona, Lashonna
  • Lashond
  • Lashonda
  • Lashondia
  • Lashondra
  • Lashondria
  • Lashone, Lashonne
  • Lashonia
  • Lashonta
  • Lashonya
  • Lashun
  • Lashuna
  • Lashunda
  • Lashundia
  • Lashundra
  • Lashune
  • Lashunya
  • Lashyra
  • Lastasha
  • Latash
  • Latasha
  • Latashi
  • Latashia
  • Latashua
  • Lateasha
  • Lateashia
  • Lathasha
  • Latiasha
  • Lavasha
  • Leasha
  • Leashia
  • Lenash
  • Letasha
  • Litasha
  • Lotasha
  • Makasha
  • Malasha
  • Mariasha
  • Marquasha
  • Masashi
  • Masha
  • Mashad
  • Mashal
  • Mashala
  • Mashana
  • Mashanda
  • Mashawn, Mashaun
  • Mashawna, Mashauna
  • Mashawnda, Mashaunda
  • Mashaya
  • Mashayla
  • Masheka
  • Mashelle, Mashell
  • Mashika
  • Mashiya
  • Mashon
  • Mashona
  • Mashonda
  • Mashunda
  • Matasha
  • Measha
  • Menashe
  • Miasha
  • Monasha
  • Mubashir
  • Musashi
  • Myeasha
  • Mylashia
  • Nasasha
  • Nash
  • Nasha
  • Nashai
  • Nashalie, Nashaly, Nashalee, Nashali
  • Nashanda
  • Nashanti
  • Nashara
  • Nashari
  • Nashawn, Nashaun
  • Nashay, Nashae
  • Nashaya
  • Nashayla
  • Nashea
  • Nasheena
  • Nasheka
  • Nashelle
  • Nashely
  • Nashia
  • Nashid, Nasheed
  • Nashima, Nasheema
  • Nashira
  • Nashla
  • Nashly, Nashley, Nashli
  • Nashoba
  • Nashon
  • Nashonda
  • Nashrah
  • Nashton, Nashtyn
  • Nashua
  • Nashville
  • Nashwa
  • Nashwan
  • Nashya
  • Nashyra
  • Nastasha
  • Nastashia
  • Natash
  • Natasha
  • Natashi
  • Natashia
  • Natashua
  • Nateasha
  • Nathasha
  • Netasha
  • Niasha
  • Nihash
  • Nikash
  • Nikasha
  • Nitasha
  • Notasha
  • Nyasha
  • Nytasha
  • Palash
  • Palwasha
  • Pasha
  • Pashence, Pashance
  • Pashia
  • Pashion, Pashen, Pashun, Pashyn
  • Prakash
  • Prashant
  • Priyasha
  • Quaashie
  • Quadasha
  • Quantasha
  • Quantashia
  • Quasha
  • Quashana
  • Quashawn, Quashaun
  • Quashay
  • Quashon
  • Quashonda
  • Quintasha
  • Quintashia
  • Rasha
  • Rashad, Rashaad, Rhashad
  • Rashada
  • Rashamel
  • Rashan, Rashaan, Raashan, Rashann
  • Rashana, Rashanna
  • Rashanda
  • Rashandra
  • Rashanique
  • Rashard
  • Rashaud
  • Rashaunda
  • Rashawd
  • Rashawn, Rashaun
  • Rashawna, Rashauna
  • Rashawnda
  • Rashay, Rashae
  • Rashayla
  • Rashe
  • Rashea
  • Rashean
  • Rasheda
  • Rasheeda, Rasheedah
  • Rasheen
  • Rashele
  • Rashelle, Rashell, Rashel
  • Rashena
  • Rasheta
  • Rashetta
  • Rashi, Raashi, Rashee
  • Rashia
  • Rashid, Rasheed
  • Rashida, Rashidah, Raashida
  • Rashidat
  • Rashidi
  • Rashim, Rasheem
  • Rashita, Rasheeta
  • Rashmi
  • Rashod
  • Rashon
  • Rashonda
  • Rashone
  • Rashun
  • Rashunda
  • Rashya
  • Ratasha
  • Reneasha
  • Riyasha
  • Rotasha
  • Santasha
  • Sasha
  • Sashay
  • Sashe
  • Sasheen
  • Sasheer
  • Sashenka
  • Sashi
  • Sashia
  • Sashya
  • Shadasha
  • Shanasha
  • Shardasha
  • Shasha
  • Shashana
  • Shashanth
  • Shashawn, Shashaun
  • Shashawna, Shashauna
  • Shashi
  • Shashwat
  • Shatasha
  • Shreyash
  • Siavash
  • Simbarashe
  • Stash
  • Stasha
  • Stashia
  • Suyash
  • Tadashi
  • Taiasha
  • Takashi
  • Takashia
  • Talasha
  • Tamasha
  • Tanasha
  • Tanashia
  • Taneasha
  • Tarasha
  • Tash
  • Tasha
  • Tashai
  • Tashala
  • Tashalee
  • Tashan
  • Tashana, Tashanna
  • Tashanae
  • Tashanda
  • Tashanika
  • Tashanique
  • Tashanti
  • Tashara, Tasharra
  • Tashari
  • Tasharia
  • Tashawn, Tashaun
  • Tashawna, Tashauna
  • Tashay, Tashaye, Tashae
  • Tashaya
  • Tashayla
  • Tashe
  • Tashea
  • Tasheanna
  • Tasheba
  • Tasheen
  • Tasheia
  • Tasheka
  • Tashekia
  • Tashel, Tashell
  • Tashema
  • Tashena
  • Tashera
  • Tashfia
  • Tashfin
  • Tashi, Tashie, Tashee
  • Tashia, Tashiya
  • Tashiana, Tashianna, Tashiyana
  • Tashika, Tashica
  • Tashima, Tasheema
  • Tashina, Tasheena
  • Tashiona, Tasheona
  • Tashira
  • Tashon
  • Tashona
  • Tashonda
  • Tashua
  • Tashunda
  • Tashvi
  • Tashya
  • Tashyana
  • Tashyla
  • Tashyra
  • Tatasha
  • Tawasha
  • Teasha
  • Teashia
  • Teneasha
  • Terasha
  • Thasha
  • Tiasha
  • Tieasha
  • Tinasha
  • Tinashe
  • Tyasha
  • Tyeasha
  • Tylasha
  • Tynasha
  • Vash
  • Vashanti
  • Vashawn, Vashaun
  • Vashion
  • Vashon
  • Vashonda
  • Vashone
  • Vashta
  • Vashti, Vashtie
  • Vatasha
  • Vikash
  • Washington
  • Watasha
  • Yash
  • Yasha
  • Yashar
  • Yashas
  • Yashasvi
  • Yashaswini
  • Yasheka
  • Yashekia
  • Yashfa
  • Yashia
  • Yashica, Yashika
  • Yashima
  • Yashita
  • Yashmit
  • Yashoda
  • Yashraj
  • Yashua
  • Yashveer
  • Yashvi
  • Yashwant, Yashwanth
  • Yashwin
  • Yatasha
  • Zasha
  • Zashawn, Zashaun

Some of the above are non-traditional spellings of more common names such as Cassius, Joshua, Alicia, and Michelle.

Which ASH name do you like most? Let me know in the comments!

Sources: SSA, Ashkii – Wiktionary

Image: Adapted from Fraxinus angustifolia ssp. oxycarpa by Assianir under CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Carolina triplets with rhyming names: Dessie, Bessie, Essie

Triplets Dessie, Bessie and Essie Justice (plus a younger sibling)
Dessie, Bessie, and Essie Justice

During the early decades of the the 20th century, Thomas Edward “Tommy” Justice and Laura Effie Justice (née Searcy) of Henderson County, North Carolina, welcomed 14 children — including a set of triplets.

Here are the names of all 14 siblings:

  1. Curtis Edward (born in 1900)
  2. Sidney Thomas (b. 1902)
  3. Dessie M. (b. 1904)
  4. Bessie Martha (b. 1904)
  5. Essie Margaret (b. 1904)
  6. Lula Belle (b. 1906)
  7. unnamed son (b. 1908)
  8. William Leonard (b. 1909)
  9. James Arthur (b. 1911)
  10. Anna May (b. 1914)
  11. Fred (b. 1917)
  12. Mary Sue (b. 1919)
  13. Laura Lee (b. 1921)
  14. George Washington (b. 1924)

Dessie, Bessie, and Essie were born in the family’s log cabin on March 16, 1904.

As children, Dessie and Bessie looked a lot alike, but Essie stood out because she “was the runt,” according to Dessie.

Dessie also noted that all three of them were “bashful” as youngsters:

We were entered in baby shows and attracted a lot of attention since we were triplets, but we didn’t like it. We would run and hide under the bed when people came to take our pictures. They would have to drag us to the shows and feed us ice cream behind the curtain to keep us at the show.

Speaking of Dessie…I wasn’t able to track down her middle name. What do you think Dessie’s middle initial, “M.,” might have stood for?

Sources:

Image: Clipping from Spirit of Missions magazine (Sept. 1911)

Babies named for the concept of states’ rights

American general States Rights Gist (1831-1864)
States Rights Gist

In U.S. politics, the idea of states’ rights emerged soon after the creation of the federal government in the 1780s. The first two political parties, in fact, were the Federalists, who advocated for a strong central government, and the Anti-Federalists, who advocated for states’ rights.

The first person to be named after the concept was States Rights Gist, who was born in South Carolina in September of 1831.

His name was no doubt inspired by the Nullification Crisis (1832-33), which ensued “when South Carolina nullified a federal tariff that favored Northern manufacturing over Southern agriculture.” (Note that many babies born during this time period were not named immediately after birth.)

Map of the United States in 1861
The United States in 1861

Several dozen other babies have been named “States Rights” (or something very similar) since then. Most of these babies were born in the southern U.S. during the mid-to-late 19th century. Some examples…

The baptism of States Rights Gist Finley — whose grandfather’s brother was the original States Rights Gist, and whose father was South Carolina politician David E. Finley — was mentioned in a local newspaper:

States Rights Gist Finley (baptism)

So…what became of the original States Rights Gist?

He served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was killed at the Battle of Franklin in late 1864.

Intriguingly, one of his distant relatives (his father’s second cousin) happened to be named States Gist (b. 1787) — no middle name. Was he named for states’ rights? Was he named for the young United States? We’ll never know. But we do know that he had a half-brother named Independent (b. 1779) and a cousin named Federal Ann Bonaparte (b. 1797).

Sources:

Images: Adapted from States Rights Gist; clipping from the Yorkville Enquirer (1 Apr. 1899)
Map: Adapted from The United States in 1861 (LOC)

Baby born on George Washington’s birthday, named George Washington

American statesman George Washington (1732-1799)
George Washington

George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732.

A few minutes before midnight on February 22, 1931 — almost 200 years later — Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Bushman of Chicago welcomed a baby boy. They named him George Washington Bushman.

But it doesn’t end there.

A few minutes after midnight, the baby’s twin sister was born. Her name? Martha Washington Bushman. (The real Martha Washington was born in June, incidentally.)

The twins’ patriotic names were chosen by their father, who was out of work at the time.

“That’s because I love America,” he said. “I love this country even when times are bad.”

(The twins were born in the middle of the Great Depression.)

Source: “Twins Named After George and Martha.” Portsmouth Times 24 Feb. 1931: 1.

Image: George Washington (1795) by Gilbert Stuart