Dassa as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Dassa

What is the meaning of the name Dassa ?

The baby name Dassa is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced DASS-uh (IPA: /ˈdæsə/),DAH-sah (IPA: /ˈdɑːsə/).

Dassa is Russian in Origin.

Dassa is a Hebrew feminine name, most often a clipped or affectionate form of Hadassah, from hadas, “myrtle.” In Jewish symbolism, the myrtle signifies beauty, righteousness, and life; it appears in the Four Species used at Sukkot. Hadassah is also the Hebrew name of Queen Esther in the Bible, so Dassa inherits associations of courage, hidden identity, and deliverance.

Used within Ashkenazi and Mizrahi communities, Dassa functions both as an independent given name and as a nickname (alongside Dasi, Dassy, Dassie, and Dassah). Related forms include Hadassah, Hadassa, and the modern Israeli Hadas. The name saw periodic revival with the rise of Hebrew name use in the 19th–20th centuries and remains uncommon but recognizable in Israel and the Jewish diaspora. Note that Dassa also appears as a West African place name (e.g., Benin’s Dassa-Zoumè) and as a South Asian surname variant of Das; these carry different origins.