I would use
Asa and pair it with
James. That way I could call him AJ. Or maybe
Ace.
Honestly they're both ugly sounding names and are too Biblical for me as a non
Christian. They also sound a little sleazy.
Couples don't need matching names??
Asa could be married to a Japanese woman and
Ira could be married to an Italian man?
Let's go with 1700s
America.
Asa and
RachelIra and
Abigail