Given name & surname
Assar
“answerer”
Assar is a masculine given name from Old Norse, meaning “answerer.” It is used in Swedish.
Original Old NorseǪzurr
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Swedish usage, Assar developed from Ǫzurr.
Assar’s family of names
In Swedish usage, Assar developed from the Old Norse form Ǫzurr. In Swedish usage, Assar has a later derivative in ASSER.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Assar
- Assar RönnlundSwedish cross-country skier (1935-2011)
- Assar GabrielssonSwedish businessman (1891–1962)
- Assar LindbeckSwedish economist (1930–2020)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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