Ansgar name - Meaning of Ansgar

Ansgar name - Meaning of Ansgar

Gender

Masculine

Lucky Number

6

Usage

German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic

Pronounced

AHNS-gahr (German)

Ansgar Meaning

Derived from the Germanic elements ans "god" and gar "spear". Saint Ansgar was a 9th-century missionary who tried to convert the Danes and Norwegians. Ansgar originates in Germanic languages and means "spear of god". As a masculine given name it is mainly used in Scandinavia and Germany, in the US it is very rare.

Ansgar Related Names
Variant: Ansigar (Ancient Germanic)
Other Languages: Ásgeirr (Ancient Scandinavian), Osgar (Anglo-Saxon), Ásgeir (Icelandic)

Ansgar Celebrities
Ansgar Elde - artist,