Given name
Aslak
“god”·“play, sport”
Aslak is a masculine given name from Old Norse. It is used in Finnish and Norwegian.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aslak is built from elements meaning “god” and “play, sport”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Aslak’s family of names
In Norwegian usage, Aslak shares a linguistic root with the Old English form Oslac. In Finnish usage, Aslak has a conventional equivalent in Ásllak. In Norwegian usage, Aslak shares a linguistic root with Ásllat.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Aslak has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Old Norse roots to each of them.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aslak
- Aslak BoltRoman Catholic archbishop1400–1449
- Aslak DørumNorwegian musician and writerborn 1964
- Aslak Sira MyhreNorwegian politicianborn 1973
- Aslak NoreNorwegian author, journalist and editorborn 1978
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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