Åsgeir

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === Æsgeir, Asgeir Askjei, Askjer (regional variants) === Etymology === From Old Norse Ásgeirr, from áss (“god”) +‎ geirr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Swedish and Danish Asger, German Ansgar, and English Oscar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²ɔ(ː)sjɛɪr/ (newer, from written form) IPA(key): /²ɔ(ː)sɡɛɪr/ === Proper noun === Åsgeir m (definite Åsgeiren) a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Oscar === References === Eivind Vågslid (1988), “Åsgeir”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 416