Ansgar
/ˈɑːnsɡɑːr/noun
A masculine given name of Old Norse origin, historically borne by a 9th-century missionary saint.
Did you know?Ansgar is built from Old Norse elements linked to the gods and a spear, and it was famously borne by Saint Ansgar, the “Apostle of the North.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*ansuz
“god, deity”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gaizaz
“spear”
Old Norse
ON
Ásgeirr
“god-spear, spear of the gods”
Old High German
OHG
Ansgar
“adapted personal name, god-spear”
Modern English
English
Ansgar
“a male given name”