阿什尔 transliterates Asher (אָשֵׁר), the eighth son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible and one of the twelve tribes of Israel. The name means 'happy / blessed' in Hebrew. The Mandarin rendering uses the standard '-
尔 (-ěr)' suffix that handles English/Hebrew '-er' or '-r' endings (compare
彼得 Peter,
哈姆雷特 Hamlet).