Girl name
Asma name meaning
“Grapevine”
Asma means grapevine, the climbing plant that bears grapes. This meaning comes from Turkish asma, related to the verb asmak, and the name is used for girls in Türkiye. Its imagery includes leafy garden trellises. A separate Arabic connection links Asma with Esma, meaning names.
What does Asma mean?
Grapevine
In Turkish: Üzüm veren sarmaşık bitki
Read as a Turkish word, Asma evokes grape clusters, leaves, and vines growing over garden trellises. The same spelling also occurs in an Arabic naming tradition corresponding to Esma. Its botanical meaning and its alternative meaning ‘names’ therefore belong to distinct possible naming backgrounds.
Origin of the name Asma
Turkish asma denotes the grapevine and is related to the verb asmak, ‘to hang’. Asma can also represent Arabic Asmāʾ, ‘names’, in which case it corresponds to Turkish Esma.
How to pronounce Asma
| Syllables | 2 · 4 letters · 4-letter girl names |
|---|---|
| IPA | /asma/ |
Is Asma a girl’s name?
Yes, Asma is used mostly as a girl’s name. See all girl names.
Asma does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Spellings and similar names
Names that sound like Asma
Names with related meanings
- Defne♀Bay laurel, an aromatic evergreen tree
- Asel♀Honey, the sweet substance made by bees
- Lina♀A kind of date palm
- Eylül♀September
- Nehir♀River, large flowing stream
- Ada♀İsland
- Ceylin♀Gazelle
- Doğa♀Nature
- Yağmur♀Rain falling as drops of water
- Deniz♂♀Sea, an extensive body of salt water
- Efnan♀Branches, boughs
- Damla♀Small drop of liquid
Famous people named Asma
- Asma Ibret · b. 1194
- Asma Harun
FAQ about the name Asma
What is the meaning of Asma?
Asma means “Grapevine”. Turkish asma denotes the grapevine and is related to the verb asmak, ‘to hang’. Asma can also represent Arabic Asmāʾ, ‘names’, in which case it corresponds to Turkish Esma.
Is Asma a girl’s name?
Yes, Asma is used mostly as a girl’s name.
Is Asma in the Quran?
No. Neither the name Asma nor its source word occurs in the Quran.
What is the origin of the name Asma?
Asma is of Turkish and Arabic origin.
How many syllables does Asma have?
Asma has 2 syllables and 4 letters.
How popular is the name Asma?
Asma does not appear in TÜİK’s top-30 lists (Türkiye and provinces, up to 2025). In our sample of notable people (Wikidata), 2 people bear it; this is not a national figure.
Famous people named Asma?
Notable people named Asma include Asma Ibret, Asma Harun.
Sources and method
Meanings and origins draw on language sources and name dictionaries; popularity figures come from TÜİK’s address-based population register, and notable people from Wikidata.
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