Ansgar

Faroese

Proper noun

Ansgar m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Ansgar: Ansgarsson
• daughter of Ansgar: Ansgarsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ansgar
Accusative	Ansgar
Dative	Ansgari
Genitive	Ansgars

German

Etymology

Name of a ninth century German saint, from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + gēr (“spear”). Oscar is sometimes interpreted as a variant of this name.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Ansgar

1. a male given name of mostly historical usage

See also

• Asger
• Asgeir