Given name
Ásmundur
“a god”·“protection, hand”
Ásmundur is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Faroese and Icelandic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ásmundur is built from elements meaning “a god” and “protection, hand”.
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Ásmundur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Ásmundur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Osmond. In Icelandic usage, Ásmundur has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form AASMUND. In Faroese usage, Ásmundur has a conventional equivalent in the Norwegian form Åsmund.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ásmundur
- Ásmundur SveinssonIcelandic sculptor (1893–1982)
- Ásmundur Einar DaðasonIcelandic politicianborn 1982
- Ásmundur GuðmundssonBishop of Iceland1888–1969
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