Åse

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ase"

Danish

Alternative forms

• Aase

Etymology

From Old Norse Ása

Proper noun

Åse

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Related terms

• Astrid

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Aase

Etymology

From Old Norse Ása, short for names beginning with the element áss, óss "god". Cognate with Swedish Åsa.

Proper noun

Åse

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Asbjørg, Aslaug, Astrid, Åshild

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 075 females with the given name Åse living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Aase (alternative spelling)
• Åsa, Æsa

Etymology

From Old Norse Ása, short form of female compound names beginning with the element áss, ǫ́ss (“god”). Cognate with Icelandic and Faroese Ása, Swedish Åsa and Danish Åse.

Proper noun

Åse f (definite Åsa)

1. a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Åsa

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 075 females with the given name Åse living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.