Ansgar (name)

For other uses, see Ansgar (disambiguation).
Ansgar
Gender masculine
Language(s) Germanic
Origin
Meaning "god"+"spear"

Ansgar (Latinized Ansgarius; Old Norse Ásgeirr) is a Germanic given name, composed of the elements ans "god", and gar "spear".[1] Saint Ansgar, (801 – 865) was an archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen, active in the Christianization of Scandinavia. His feast day is 3 February.

Ansgar is the Old High German form of the name. The form Asger was in use in Denmark in the medieval period.[2] The Old English cognate of the name is Ōsgār (the given name Oscar is however etymologically unrelated, being of Irish origin). Modern variants of the name include Norwegian Asgeir, Icelandic Ásgeir, Danish Asger, Eske, Esge, Asgar, Asker.

List of people

Notable people with the given name:

Medieval

Modern

Ansgar:

Asgeir:

Ásgeir:

Asger:

See also

References

  1. "View Name: Ansgar". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  2. Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004)
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