Given name · also Old Norse
Ásþrúður
“(pagan) god; one of the æsir”·“strength”
Ásþrúður is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ásþrúður is built from elements meaning “(pagan) god; one of the æsir” and “strength”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Ásþrúður comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Ásþrúðr, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuþrūþiz, built from Icelandic ás (“(pagan) god; one of the æsir”) + þrúður (“strength”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ásþrúður’s family of names
In Icelandic usage, Ásþrúður shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Osþryþ.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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