Ashe (name)

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Ashe is a surname in Ireland. Most are of Norman origin and were originally known as d'Essecourt (their name has been Gaelicised as Ághas). A minority of the Ó Luaithre from County Galway also Anglicised their name as Ashe. The family crest is a silver shield with two black chevronels.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aran Ashe, British erotic writer
  • Arthur Ashe (1943–1993), American tennis player and social activist
  • Bowman Foster Ashe (1885–1952), American academic administrator
  • Brian Ashe (born 1963), American politician
  • Corey Ashe (born 1986), American soccer player
  • Daniela Denby-Ashe (born 1978), British actress
  • Danni Ashe (born 1968), American model and businesswoman
  • Douglas Ashe, pseudonym used by John Franklin Bardin (1916–1981)
  • Geoffrey Ashe (born 1923), British writer on Arthurian subjects
  • George Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robert Ashe, multiple people
  • Samuel Ashe (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Thomas Ashe (1885–1917), Irish Republican
  • Thomas Ashe (1836–1889), British poet
  • Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812–1887), American politician
  • Victor Ashe (born 1945), American mayor and ambassador
  • William Shepperd Ashe (1814–1862), American politician

Given name[]

  • Ashe Olson Meyers (born 2016), son of Seth Meyers and Alexi Ashe
  • Ashe (singer), female singer-songwriter from California

Fictional characters[]

  • Ashe, the Frost Archer, a playable character from the live-action online game League of Legends
  • Ashe, a character in the video game Final Fantasy XII
  • Elizabeth Caledonia "Calamity" Ashe, a character in the video game Overwatch
  • Ashe Ubert, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
  • Ashe Foreth rem ir Osboth (also spelled Osborth), a character in the novel The Left Hand of Darkness

References[]

  1. ^ Ashe, Kenneth, The Ashe Family Coat of Arms Archived 2016-07-01 at the Wayback Machine, Accessed 30. December 2016.
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