Ash is the name of the
ligature æ (uppercase
Æ), found in the
Anglo-Saxon,
Icelandic,
Danish, and
Norwegian alphabets. It is also a character in the
International Phonetic Alphabet.
It frequently represents an non-rounded, semi-open front vowel, similar to "short a" sound of "cat" in many dialects of English.
Also name of main hero of TV series
Pokemon.