Ask
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).
Proper noun edit
Ask
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Swedish Ask, from ask (“ash tree”), ultimately also from askr (“ash tree”). Doublet of Ash.
Proper noun edit
Ask (plural Asks)
- A surname from Swedish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ask is the 37955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Ask is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ask”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”). The given name may also be a short form of Áskell, whence also Åskjell and Askjell.[1] Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Askur.
Proper noun edit
Ask m
- (Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda
- a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “ash tree”
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).
Proper noun edit
Ask c (genitive Asks)
- (Norse mythology) Ask
- a male given name from Old Norse
- 1916, Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok, page 45:
- Men den, som genom sitt uppförande i handel och vandel gjorde sig förtjänt av aktning och förtroende, kunde med tiden — även om han var "utlänning" — bli aktad som en av socknens egna barn. Det var t. ex. fallet med Ask Olof Andersson i Tunvågen, bördig från Dalarna [...]
- But, by his conduct in trade and business, he deserves respect and trust, and could with time, even though he was a foreigner, be regarded as one of the parish's own children. It was, for example, the case with Ask Olof Andersson in Tunvågen, by birth from Dalarna [...]
Etymology 2 edit
From ask (“ash tree”).
Proper noun edit
Ask c (genitive Asks)
- a topographic surname