Name info: About the name Ansgar in particular | |
Group info: About Oskar, the group of names with the same origin as Ansgar | Language of origin: | Old Norse |
Info about origin: | Old Norse two-element name |
| became well-known through the Poems of Ossian (with Oscar the son of Ossian) by James McPherson in the 18th century |
| popular name for kings of Sweden |
Words: | as = the ase (an Old Norse deity), the deity Old Icelandic |
| geirr = the spear Old Icelandic |
Topics: | Two-element name |
Variants' top ranks: | 1:Oskar Estonia 2022, 1:Oscar Sweden 2016, 20:Óscar Peru 2015, 21:Oskari Finland/Finnish 2008, 24:Óskar Iceland 2003 to 2007, 35:Asger Denmark 2023, 39:Ásgeir Iceland 2015 |
Old/original forms: | Asgeirr Old Icelandic |
Name variants: | Ansgar, Ásgeir, Asger, Oscar, Óscar, Oskar, Óskar, Oskari Sortable list Details |
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