Behind the Name: Meaning, origin and history of the name Asger

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Meaning & History

From the Old Norse name Ásgeirr, derived from the elements áss meaning "god" and geirr meaning "spear".

Other Languages & CulturesAnsgar, Ansigar(Ancient Germanic) Ásgeirr(Ancient Scandinavian) Osgar(Anglo-Saxon) Ansgar(German) Ásgeir(Icelandic) Ansgar, Asgeir(Norwegian) Ansgar(Swedish)