Name Element ÁSS

Type Word & Element

Meaning & History

Old Norse word meaning "god", referring to one of the Æsir.

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesos(Anglo-Saxon) ansu(Frankish) ansuz(Old Germanic) ansi(Old High German)
Given Name DescendantsOsbeorn, Osgar, Osmund, Osweald(Anglo-Saxon) Oskar(Basque) Òscar(Catalan) Oskar(Czech) Aase, Asbjørn, Asger, Astrid, Esben, Eskil, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Åse, Asløg(Danish) Oscar(Dutch) Astrid, Osborn, Osborne, Oscar, Oswald, Osbourne, Osmond(English) Oskar(Estonian) Ása(Faroese) Esko, Oskari, Oskar(Finnish) Astrid, Astride, Oscar(French) Ansgar, Astrid, Oskar, Oswald(German) Ansegar, Ansgar, Ansoald(Germanic) Oszkár(Hungarian) Ása, Ásbjörn, Ásdís, Ásgeir, Áslaug, Ásmundur, Ástríður, Óskar(Icelandic) Oscar(Irish) Oscar(Irish Mythology) Oscar, Osvaldo, Ansaldo(Italian) Oskars(Latvian) Ansgar, Asbjørn, Åse, Asgeir, Åshild, Aslaug, Åsmund, Åsne, Astri, Astrid, Esben, Eskil, Espen, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Aase(Norwegian) Ansugaizaz, Ansuwaldaz(Old Germanic) Ása, Ásbjǫrn, Ásdís, Ásgeirr, Áshildr, Ásketill, Áslaug, Ásmundr, Ásný, Ástríðr, Ásvaldr(Old Norse) Oskar(Polish) Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Portuguese) Oscar(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Taskill(Scottish) Tasgall(Scottish Gaelic) Oskár(Slovak) Oskar, Ožbalt, Ožbej(Slovene) Óscar, Osvaldo, Oswaldo(Spanish) Ansgar, Åsa, Astrid, Esbjörn, Eskil, Oscar, Oskar, Osvald, Asbjörn, Åse, Aslög(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsOsborne, Osbourne(English) Ansaldi(Italian) Espensen, Espenson(Norwegian)
Place Name DescendantsÅsgard, Asgård, Asgard, Ásgarðr, Ásgarður(Norse Mythology)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 30.
Entry updated June 9, 2023