Åsgeir

See also: Ásgeir

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • Æsgeir, Asgeir
  • Askjei, Askjer (regional variants)

Etymology

From Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Swedish and Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɔ(ː)sjɛɪr/
  • (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /²ɔ(ː)sɡɛɪr/

Proper noun

Åsgeir m (definite Åsgeiren)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Oscar

References

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