Asia

In English

Origin: From Ancient Greek Ἀσῐ́ᾱ ‎(Asíā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 ‎(a-si-wi-ja, “Aššuwan”, /aswiyā/), adjective potentially from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 ‎(Aššuwa, “northwest Anatolia”) or Akkadian 𒀀𒋗 ‎(“to go out, to rise”), a reference to the rising sun, hence “land of the sunrise.”

Meaning(s):

-A continent located east of Europe, west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

-(astronomy) Short for (w 67 Asia), a main belt asteroid.

-(Greek God) A daughter of Oceanus and Tethys, the wife of the Titan, Iapetus, and mother of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius.

-(historical) A province of the Roman Empire located in what is now western Turkey.

-( female name -comes from the place names language-) of modern usage, from the continent.

In Spanish

Meaning(s):

-(Asia)

In Asturian

Meaning(s):

-(Asia) (the continent of Asia)

In Galician

Meaning(s):

-Asia

In Italian

Meaning(s):

-(continent) Asia

-( female name)

In Latin

Meaning(s):

-Asia (continent)

-Asia (Roman province)

In Polish

Meaning(s):

-A diminutive of the female first name (Joanna), short form of Joasia.