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Ansgar.

a male given name from Old High German

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

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  1. a male given name from Old High German

  2. a male given name from Old High German Saint Ansgar of Bremen.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Old High German ans (“god”) + Old High German gēr (“spear”). Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásgeir, Swedish and Danish Asger, Norwegian Nynorsk Åsgeir, and English Oscar.

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