Ansgar
m.
Old English ōs, Old High German *ans, ans-, ansi-, Old Norse áss, óss 'god, deity' + Old English gār, Old High German, Old Saxon gēr, Old Norse geirr 'spear'.
The name of a 9th C saint.
- Denmark
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- Latin
- ● 1320 Esgeri (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-III;
1362 Esgerus (nom) ibid. XVI-V
- England
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- Latin
- ● 967 Osgar (nom) CDAS DXXXIII;
1189 Esgari (gen) GASurv p. 225,
Esgarus (nom) ibid. p. 223
- France
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- Latin
- ● c823 Ansegarius (nom) irminon-vol2 31, Gaugiacum,
Osegarius (nom) ibid. 62,
Osgarius (nom) ibid. 3, CE;
1044 Ascherii (gen) StVdM-II 659;
1135 Anscherii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 7,
Anscherius (nom) ibid. 7;
1163–64 Ancherus (nom) ibid. 115,
Anscherus (nom) ibid. 115;
1164 Anscherus (nom) ibid. 121;
1179 Anschero (abl) ibid. 177,
Anscherus (nom) ibid. 179
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Asger (nom) TradCorb §184;
834 Ansgario (abl) HambUrk-vol1 VIII;
842 Ansgarii (gen) ibid. X,
Ansgarius (nom) ibid. X;
846 Anschario (dat) ibid. XI;
847 Ansgario (abl) ibid. XII;
849 Anscario (dat) ibid. XIII;
858 Anscharium (acc) ibid. XIV,
Ansgari (gen) ibid. XIV,
Ansgarii (gen) ibid. XIV,
Ansgarium (acc) ibid. XIV,
Ansgarius (nom) ibid. XIV;
864 Ansgarii (gen) ibid. XVI,
Ansgarium (acc) ibid. XVI;
865 Ansgarius (nom) ibid. XVII,
Anskario (abl) ibid. XVIII,
Anskarius (nom) ibid. XVIII;
891 Ansgario (abl) ibid. XXIV
- Middle Low German
- ● 1304 Anscharius (nom) BremUrk2 no. 38
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ansgar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Ansgar.