Askim.
a town in Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway, the administrative centre of Indre Østfold municipality, with town status since 1996.
Meaning & usage
a town in Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway, the administrative centre of Indre Østfold municipality, with town status since 1996.
a former municipality of Østfold, Norway, merged with Eidsberg, Hobøl, Spydeberg and Trøgstad to form Indre Østfold in 2020.
a parish of Indre Østfold municipality, Østfold, Norway.
a surname from habitational, from the place or farm name Askim
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse Askeimr, a compound of askr (“ash tree”) and heimr (“home, homestead; farm”). The name originally belonged to a farm and was later transferred to the parish, town and municipality. The surname is habitational, from the same place or farm name. First attested in 1337 in written sources, referring to the eastern Askim farm.
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