Given name

Åsvald

Åsvald is a given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Åsvald comes from Old Norse.

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How it developed

From Old Norse Ásvaldr.

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Åsvald’s family of names

In Norwegian usage, Åsvald shares a linguistic root with the German form Answald.

Walk Åsvald’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Åsvald, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Åshild

“god; one of the Æsir” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Alvhild

“elf” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Annand

Annand is a surname from Old Norse.

No U.S. birth series

68% boys · 32% girls

Old Norse

Alfild

“elf” · “battle, strife”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Ragnvald

Ragnvald is a masculine given name from Old Norse, ultimately from Proto-Germanic. It is used in Swedish and Norwegian.

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old Norse

Arnhild

“eagle” · “battle”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Alvheid

“elf brightness”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Old Norse

Alvgjerd

“elf protection”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Åsvald’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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