Ansgar (Latinized ''Ansgarius''; Old Norse ''Ásgeirr'') is a

Germanic given name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was ...

, composed of the elements ''

ans Ans or ANS or ''variation'', may refer to: Places * Ans, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium * Ans, Denmark, a village in Denmark * Angus, Scotland, UK; a council area by its Chapman code * Ainsdale railway station, England, UK (by station cod ...

'' "god", and ''

gar Gars are an ancient group of ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae. They comprise seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine waters of eastern North America, Central America and Cuba ...

'' "spear". ''Ansgar'' is the

Old High German Old High German (OHG; ) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous ...

form of the name. The form ''Asger'' was in use in Denmark in the medieval period.Eva Villarsen Meldgaard: Den store navnebog (2004) The Old English cognate of the name is ''Ōsgār'' (the given name ''

Oscar Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People and fictional and mythical characters * Oscar (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters named Oscar, Óscar or Oskar * Oscar (footballer, born 1954), Brazilian footballer ...

'' is however thought to be of Irish origin). The name might come from when the Vikings spread through Ireland. Modern variants of the name include Norwegian ''Asgeir'', Icelandic ''Ásgeir'', Danish ''Asger'', ''Eske'', ''Esge'', ''Asgar'', ''Asker''.

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Notable people with the given name:

Medieval

* Saint

Ansgar Ansgar (8 September 801 – 3 February 865), also known as Anskar, Saint Ansgar, Saint Anschar or Oscar, was Archbishopric of Bremen, Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen in the northern part of the Kingdom of the East Franks. Ansgar became known as the ...

(801 – 865), Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen who was active in the Christianization of Scandinavia *

Anscar I of Ivrea Anscar I (; 860 - March 902) was the March of Ivrea, margrave of Ivrea from 888 to his death. From 877 or 879, he was the count of Oscheret in Burgundy. He supported Guy III of Spoleto for the List of French monarchs, throne of France after the d ...

(d. 902), Margrave of Ivrea *

Anscar of Spoleto Anscar (Italian ''Anscario''; died 940) was a magnate in the Kingdom of Italy who served as Count of Pavia (c. 924–29), Margrave of Ivrea (929–36) and Duke of Spoleto (936–40). He is sometimes numbered "Anscar II" to distinguish him from his ...

(d. 940), Duke of Spoleto *

Osgar Osgar was a 10th-century Abbot of Abingdon in the English county of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). Osgar was a cleric in minor orders who went with Saint Aethelwold from Glastonbury Glastonbury ( , ) is a town and civil parish in Somerset, ...

(d. 984), English abbot *

Ansgar the Staller Ansgar the Staller or Esegar (c. 1025 – 1085) was one of the wealthiest and most powerful nobles in late Anglo-Saxon England. He escaped badly wounded from the Battle of Hastings in October 1066, then led the defence of London. His family wer ...

(c. 1025–1068), Anglo-Saxon nobleman

Modern

;Ansgar * Ansgar Beckermann (b. 1945), German philosopher *

Ansgar Elde Ansgar Elde (27 November 1933 – 4 December 2000) was a Swedish artist famous for his work in ceramics. Elde was a member of the Situationist International (SI). On March 15, 1962, Elde was excluded from the SI along with Jørgen Nash. Both had ...

(1933 – 2000), Swedish artist * Ansgar Gabrielsen (b. 1955), Norwegian politician * Ansgar Knauff (b. 2002), German footballer ;Asgeir * Asgeir Almås (born 1948), Norwegian politician *

Asgeir Årdal Asgeir Mandelid Årdal (born 30 November 1983) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. He made his FIS Cross-Country World Cup debut in March 2005 in Drammen, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic c ...

(born 1983), Norwegian cross-country skier *

Asgeir Dølplads Asgeir Dølplads (26 August 1932 – 26 September 2023)Asgeir Mickelson Asgeir Mickelson (born 30 September 1969) is a Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer. Although primarily known as a drummer, he is also a skilled guitarist and bassist. Biography He has stated on his official message boar ...

(born 1969), Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer ;Ásgeir *

Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (; 13 May 1894 – 15 September 1972) was the second president of Iceland; he served from 1952 to 1968. He also served as the prime minister of Iceland from 3 June 1932 to 28 July 1934 for the Progressive Party. Ásgeir is ...

(1894–1972), second President of Iceland, from 1952 to 1968 *

Ásgeir Gunnar Ásgeirsson Ásgeir Gunnar Ásgeirsson (born 3 June 1980) is an Icelandic former footballer who capped three times for the Iceland national team. Playing career After starting his career with Stjarnan Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan (, ), commonly known as ...

(born 1980), Iceland football (soccer) player *

Ásgeir Elíasson Ásgeir Elíasson (22 November 1949 – 9 September 2007) was a football manager and coach of the Iceland national football team between 1991 and 1995. He was manager of Fram Reykjavik Fram may refer to: Ships * ''Fram'' (ship), an arctic ...

(1949–2007), football (soccer) manager and national coach *

Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrimsson (born 17 February 1984) is an Icelandic former handball player. After starting his career with Haukar, he went on to play several seasons professionally around Europe, including with GOG and TBV Lemgo. He announced h ...

(born 1984), Icelandic handball player *

Ásgeir Helgason Ásgeir R. Helgason (born 1957) is an Icelandic scientist working at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Since 2002 he has been an associate professor in psychology at the Departments of Oncology-Pathology and Public Health at the Karolinska Instit ...

(born 1957), Icelandic scientist *

Ásgeir Jónsson Ásgeir Jónsson (born 21 June 1970) is an Icelandic economist, teacher and author. He has been a notable contributor to the Icelandic policy debate during the boom and crisis periods. He is the son of Jón Bjarnason, Minister of Agriculture and ...

, Icelandic economist, teacher and author *

Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson (born 2 September 1985 in) is an Icelandic sport shooter who competes in the men's 10 metre air pistol. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre air pistol, fini ...

, Icelandic sport shooter and Olympian *

Ásgeir Sigurvinsson Ásgeir "Sigi" Sigurvinsson (born 8 May 1955 in Vestmannaeyjar) is an Icelandic retired football attacking midfielder and coach. He spent most of his career at Standard Liège and in Germany, amassing Bundesliga totals of 211 games and 39 goal ...

(born 1955), Icelandic football (soccer) player and coach *

Ásgeir Trausti Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson (; born 1 July 1992) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician. In his Icelandic releases, he was credited as Ásgeir Trausti. In 2013, he started using the mononym Ásgeir as his recording name. He performs with ...

(born 1992), Icelandic singer, songwriter, known by his mononym Ásgeir ;Asger ''See

Asger Asger is a predominantly Danish language masculine given name derived from the Old Norse elements ''Æsir'' or ''ás'', meaning "gods" and ''geirr'', meaning "spear". Individuals bearing the name Asger include: *Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), Danis ...

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