Asherat as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Asherat

What is the meaning of the name Asherat ?

The baby name Asherat is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced ah-SHEH-rət (approx. /əˈʃɛrət/).

Asherat is Hebrew in Origin.

Asherat is a Northwest Semitic name deriving from Ugaritic Athirat (’ṯrt), known in Biblical Hebrew as Asherah and in Akkadian as Ašratu/Ašertu. The etymology is debated: some link it to a Semitic root ’ṯr “to stride,” yielding senses like “she who treads,” while her epithet “Lady of the Sea” (rbt aṯrt ym) often shapes popular meanings. Folk associations with Hebrew osher “happiness” influence modern interpretations but are not philologically secure.

Attested across the Late Bronze Age Levant, Asherat/Asherah was venerated as the consort of El and mother of the gods; the Hebrew Bible mentions her cult, sometimes metonymically via wooden ‘asherah’ poles. As a contemporary given name, Asherat is rare and typically feminine, chosen for mythic resonance or West Asian heritage. Variant forms include Asherah, Athirat, Asheratu, and Ashirat; related but distinct are Ashira (“I will sing”) and Asher (Hebrew “happy, blessed”).

⚙ Asherat is extremely rare. There are only 3 recorded uses on record, spread over 2 countries.