Biography

Yasha (Russian: Яша) is a Russian male name. It is the pet form of the name Yakov (Я́ков, Иа́ков), which is the equivalent of "Jacob" and "James".It is also used by Iranians and Iranian Turks (Azeris in Iran) (Persian: یاشا‎) as a male name; in those languages, the word Yasha means "to live" and the name Yashar means "to live forever." People and fictional characters called Yasha include: