Ansgar (name)
Ansgar is a
Germanic given name, composed of the elements ans "god", and gar "spear".
Ansgar is the Old High German form of the name. The form Asger was in use in Denmark in the medieval period.
The Old English cognate of the name is Ōsgār.
Modern variants of the name include Norwegian Asgeir, Icelandic Ásgeir, Danish Asger, Eske, Esge, Asgar, Asker.Notable people with the given name:Medieval
;Ansgar
;Asgeir
- Asgeir Almås, Norwegian politician
- Asgeir Årdal, Norwegian cross-country skier
- Asgeir Dølplads, Norwegian ski jumper
- Asgeir Mickelson, Norwegian musician, artist, photographer and music reviewer
;Ásgeir
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson, second President of Iceland, from 1952 to 1968
- Ásgeir Gunnar Ásgeirsson, Iceland football player
- Ásgeir Elíasson, football manager and national coach
- Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Icelandic handball player
- Ásgeir Helgason, Icelandic scientist
- Ásgeir Jónsson, Icelandic economist, teacher and author
- Ásgeir Sigurgeirsson, Icelandic sport shooter and Olympian
- Ásgeir Sigurvinsson, Icelandic football player and coach
- Ásgeir Trausti, Icelandic singer, songwriter, known by his mononym Ásgeir
;Asger
- Asger Aaboe, Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematician
- Asger Lund Christiansen, Danish cellist and composer
- Asger Hamerik, also Hammerich,, Danish composer of classical music
- Asger Jorn, Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author
- Asger Ostenfeld, Danish civil engineer
- Asger Svendsen, professor music, performer of bassoon, woodwind and chamber music
