Given name
Asgeir
Asgeir is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Norwegian Nynorsk.
Original Old NorseÁsgeirr
Meaning & origin
Asgeir’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Asgeir shares a linguistic root with the English form Oscar. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Asgeir continues an earlier form in Ásgeirr. In Norwegian Nynorsk usage, Asgeir has a related form in Åsgeir.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Asgeir
- Asgeir DølpladsNorwegian ski jumper1932–2023
- Asgeir MickelsonNorwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewerborn 1969
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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