Amasa

Hebrew

"burden"

Amasa Origin and Meaning

The name Amasa is a boy's name meaning "burden".

Amasa is a rare Biblical name borne by two figures. One is the son of Abigail and nephew of King David, who named him commander of the rebels. This Amasa met a tragic end when he was murdered by Joab. The other Biblical Amasa was one of the Children of Ephraim.

Amasa Rank in US Top 1000

# 969 in the US

Famous People Named Amasa

• Amasa Biblical nephew of David
• Amasa one of the heads of the children of Ephraim, son of Hadlai (2 Chr. 28:12)
• (Amasa) Leland Stanford American industrialist and governor of California
• Amasa Cobb U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin and Civil War officer
• Amasa Coleman Lee lawyer and politician, father of novelist Harper Lee and inspiration for her character Atticus Finch
• Amasa Walker U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Amasa Norcross U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts
• Amasa Mason Lyman American Mormon leader
• Amasa Dana U.S. Congressman from New York
• Amasa Junius Parker U.S. Congressman and New York Supreme Court justice