Ash

Ash is both a given name (commonly a shortened version of Ashton, Ashley, and Ashlyn) and a surname. The name is gender neutral. Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: Given name People Ash Hamdan (born 1975), Palestinian Jordanian English teacher and a writer Ash Amin (born 1955), British geographer Ash Atalla (born 1972), British television producer Ash Baron-Cohen (born 1967), British film director, usually credited as "Ash" Ashleigh Barty (born 1996), Australian tennis player Ash Bowie (born c. 1968), American indie musician Ash Carter (1954-2022), American physicist, professor, and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Palmisciano (born 1990), English actor Ash or Aishu, nickname of Indian actress Aishwarya Rai (born 1973)