Given name & surname
Asko
“ash tree, (ash) spear”
Asko is a masculine given name from Germanic, ultimately from Old Saxon. It is used in Finnish and Estonian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Asko goes back to Proto-Germanic *askaz, meaning “ash tree, (ash) spear.”
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Where it comes from
Asko comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Old Saxon.
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How it developed
From Proto-Germanic *askaz (“ash tree, (ash) spear”), from Old Saxon Asico.
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Asko’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Asko is a nickname for Antti. In Greek usage, Asko as a surname is a transliteration of Άσκο. In Finnish usage, Asko is a nickname for AKSELI.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Asko
- Asko ParpolaFinnish Indologist and Sindhologistborn 1941
- Asko KünnapEstonian journalist and writer (born 1971)
- Asko AutioFinnish cross-country skierborn 1953
- Asko PaadeEstonian basketball player (born 1984)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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