Ansgar (name)
Ansgar (Latinized Ansgarius; Old Norse Ásgeirr) is a Germanic given name, composed of the elements ans "god", and gar "spear".[1]
| Gender | masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Germanic |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | "god"+"spear" |
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
- Saint Ansgar, (801 – 865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen who was active in the Christianization of Scandinavia
- Anscar I of Ivrea, (d. 902), Margrave of Ivrea
- Anscar of Spoleto, (d. 940), Duke of Spoleto
- Ansgar the Staller (c. 1025–1068), Anglo-Saxon nobleman
Modern
- Ansgar
- Ansgar Beckermann (b. 1945), German philosopher
- Ansgar Elde (1933 – 2000), Swedish artist
- Ansgar Gabrielsen (b. 1955), Norwegian politician
- Asgeir
- Asgeir Almås (born 1948), Norwegian politician
- Asgeir Årdal (born 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier
- Asgeir Dølplads (born 1932), Norwegian ski jumper
- Asgeir Mickelson (born 1969), Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer
- Ásgeir
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894–1972), second President of Iceland, from 1952 to 1968
- Ásgeir Gunnar Ásgeirsson (born 1980), Iceland football (soccer) player
- Ásgeir Elíasson (1949–2007), football (soccer) manager and national coach
- Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson (born 1984), Icelandic handball player
- Ásgeir Helgason (born 1957), Icelandic scientist
- Ásgeir Jónsson, Icelandic economist, teacher and author
- Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson, Icelandic sport shooter and Olympian
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson (born 1955), Icelandic football (soccer) player and coach
- Ásgeir Trausti (born 1992), Icelandic singer, songwriter, known by his mononym Ásgeir
- Asger
- Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematician
- Asger Lund Christiansen (1927–1998), Danish cellist and composer
- Asger Hamerik, also Hammerich, (1843–1923), Danish composer of classical music
- Asger Jorn (1914–1973), Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author
- Asger Ostenfeld (1866–1931), Danish civil engineer
- Asger Svendsen, professor music, performer of bassoon, woodwind and chamber music
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See also
References
- "View Name: Ansgar". behindthename.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
- Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004)
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