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Middle name: LaVista "la-VEE-sta" ...

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It sounds just like hasta meaning "until" in Spanish to me. Once upon a time in my youth in California, non-Spanish-speaking youth started to say "hasta la vista" instead of "goodbye" and, since many didn't understand the phrase, it got shortened to just "hasta." So when I hear Asta ... I just hear "goodbye".

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That's unfortunate because I like the idea of it. It seems like a neat name. Count me in favor. I just won't be adding it to my own list.

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I also kind of like Esta (even though I hate Esther pretty fervidly).

It seems too light. Just incomplete and insubstantial. Too airy.

Nothing I'd use but I've heard worse. I've never heard of Asta being used as a nickname though, maybe it was back in the days but now it's used as a given name.

Whenever I see it I read it in an American accent and it sounds like “Ass-tuh” which sounds like such an unfortunate name.

I like it a lot, both as a full name and a nickname for Astrid. It sounds a bit sci-fi (in a good way), or perhaps medieval, and reminds me of the brilliant Asta Nielsen.

Asta feels to me like it's missing something. Astra would feel more complete. I'm not sure what I'd like Asta as a nn for. I know it's officially for Astrid, but that doesn't really fit for me. I could only see myself liking it for something more laborous to use on its own, maybe Anastasia, Augusta or Adrastea

I’m not a fan of Asta as a short form or full name. However it would be short form if I was using it. It would work as short form for names like Astrid or Alistair.