At a Glance: Name: Asmara – Meaning: tied to a founding legend about four villages uniting in peace – Origin: Tigrinya (place name) – Gender: Unisex – Pronunciation: ahs-MAHR-uh
Asmara is a Tigrinya (place name) unisex name meaning “tied to a founding legend about four villages uniting in peace”. It appears in our list of 225+ City Names for Babies With a World-Traveler Soul.
Meaning & Origin of Asmara
Meaning: Tied to a founding legend about four villages uniting in peace.
Origin: Tigrinya (place name).
A common claim: "Live in peace" Actually: "Live in peace" is a loose retelling of a founding legend about villages uniting, not a word-for-word translation of the name.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Asmara
Phonetic: ahs-MAHR-uh IPA: /ɑːzˈmɑːrə/
Popularity of Asmara
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1993–2024.
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