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Asier is a male given name of Basque origin, meaning 'the beginning' (hasiera in Standard Basque). It was created for a character in Fernando Navarro Villoslada's 1877 novel Amaya o los vascos en el siglo VIII . [1] [2] Notable people with the name include:

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References

  1. "Given name ASIER". Behind the Name. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. "EODA - Search - EODA" (in Basque). Euskaltzaindia. Retrieved 14 July 2022.