Given name · also Old Norse
Ásvaldur
Ásvaldur is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Faroese.
Original Old NorseÁsvaldr
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Ásvaldur comes from Old Norse, and ultimately from Proto-Germanic.
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How it developed
From Old Norse Ásvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Ansuwaldaz.
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Ásvaldur’s family of names
In Faroese usage, Ásvaldur shares a linguistic root with the Lithuanian form OSVALDAS. In Faroese usage, Ásvaldur has a conventional equivalent in the English form Oswald. In Faroese usage, Ásvaldur has a conventional equivalent in the Old Norse form Ásvaldr.
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Around the world
Ásvaldur has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
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Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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