The baby name Ásgeir is a Boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OWSS-gyair.
Ásgeir is Icelandic in Origin.
The baby name Ásgeir is a boy name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced OWSS-gyair.
Ásgeir is Icelandic in Origin.
Ásgeir is the modern Icelandic and Faroese form of Old Norse Ásgeirr, with an earlier recorded spelling ÁsgæiRR reflecting older notation for the nominative ending. It is a dithematic Germanic compound: áss, one of the Æsir gods or a god more generally, plus geirr, spear, from the Germanic spear-word seen in several early names. The literal sense is god-spear.
The name belongs to the Scandinavian naming stock of the Viking Age and is especially established in Iceland, where medieval records and later patronymics such as Ásgeirsson and Ásgeirsdóttir show continuous use. Faroese preserves the same nominative form, while related Scandinavian forms include Danish Asger and Norwegian or unaccented Asgeir. Outside the North Atlantic it remains uncommon; Icelandic civil statistics list hundreds of male bearers, with no clear recent trend.
| Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson was best known as the second president of Iceland, serving from 1952 to 1968. He was also prime minister of Iceland from 1932 to 1934 as a member of the Progressive Party. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | Boys | 0 | #23 | 58 | 131 |
| Iceland | Boys | 2023 | #35 | 827 | 60 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
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