Given name · also Old Norse
Ása
“god”
Ása is a feminine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese, Icelandic, and Old Norse.
Original Old NorseÆsa
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ása goes back to Proto-Germanic *ansuz, meaning “god.”
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Where it comes from
Ása comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Norse Ása, from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Ása’s family of names
In Old Norse usage, Ása has a later derivative in Åse. In Old Norse usage, Ása has a related form in Æsa.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ása has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
3 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
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“age, generation”
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Ansoar
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