Ansgar

Faroese

Proper noun

Ansgar m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Ansgar: Ansgarsson
  • daughter of Ansgar: Ansgarsdóttir

Declension

singular
indefinite
nominative Ansgar
accusative Ansgar
dative Ansgari
genitive Ansgars

German

Etymology

From Old High German ans (“god”) + Old High German gēr (“spear”).[1] Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Swedish and Danish Asger, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, and English Oscar.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ansgar

  1. a male given name from Old High German
    1. (historical) Saint Ansgar of Bremen.

References

  1. ^ A. Brown, G. Grim, R. Le Get, J. Pepe, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Ansgar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
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