Given name
Asger
“god”·“spear”
Asger is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Swedish and Danish.
Original Old NorseÁsgeirr
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asger is built from elements meaning “god” and “spear”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Asger’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Asger shares a linguistic root with the English form Oscar. In Danish usage, Asger continues an earlier form in Ásgeirr. In Swedish usage, Asger shares a linguistic root with the German form ANSGAR.
The ring: across languages.
Around the world
Asger has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
Old Norsewhere Asger comes from · 1 name
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Asger
- Asger JornDanish artist (1914-1973)
- Asger HamerikDanish composer (1843–1923)
- Asger SørensenDanish association football playerborn 1996
- Asger ChristensenDanish politicianborn 1958
- Asger Aaboehistorian of exact sciences (1922–2007)
- Asger Ostenfeldengineer1866–1931
- Asger LethDanish film directorborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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