Ansgar as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ansgar

What is the meaning of the name Ansgar ?

The baby name Ansgar is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced EN: /ˈænzɡɑr/ (ANZ-gar); DE/Scandi: /ˈansɡaːr/ (AHNS-gahr).

Ansgar is Norse in Origin.

Ansgar is a Germanic masculine name built from Old High German and Old Norse elements: ans/as ("god; one of the Aesir") and gar/geirr ("spear"). The sense is "spear of the gods" or "divine spear." The name entered medieval use across the Frankish and Scandinavian worlds and became prominent through Saint Ansgar (c. 801–865), missionary archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen known as the Apostle of the North, whose cult anchored the name in Germanic lands.

Standard modern forms include German Ansgar and the Latinized Ansgarius; historical spellings appear as Anskar and Anschar. Closely related cognates are Old Norse Ásgeirr and its modern Asgeir (Norwegian), Ásgeir (Icelandic), and Asger (Danish). While never common, Ansgar enjoyed periodic revivals in northern Europe, notably in 19th-century romantic nationalism and in Catholic regions honoring the saint. Further cognates by shared elements include Old English Osgar and, in Scandinavian tradition, Oscar/Oskar.