Ask

See also: ask, ASK, and aşk

English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

Ask

1. (Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish Ask, from ask (“ash tree”), ultimately also from askr (“ash tree”). Doublet of Ash.

Proper noun

Ask (plural Asks)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ask is the 37955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Ask is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ask”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.

Anagrams

• AKs, KAs, KSA, SAK, SKA, aks, kas, ska

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”). The given name may also be a short form of Áskell, whence also Åskjell and Askjell. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Askur.

Proper noun

Ask m

1. (Norse mythology) Ask (the first male human according to the Poetic Edda)
2. a male given name from Old Norse, meaning “ash tree”

See also

• Embla

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

Ask c (genitive Asks)

1. (Norse mythology) Ask
2. a male given name from Old Norse
   • 1916, Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok, page 45:

     Men den, som genom sitt uppförande i handel och vandel gjorde sig förtjänt av aktning och förtroende, kunde med tiden — även om han var "utlänning" — bli aktad som en av socknens egna barn. Det var t. ex. fallet med Ask Olof Andersson i Tunvågen, bördig från Dalarna [...]

     But, by his conduct in trade and business, he deserves respect and trust, and could with time, even though he was a foreigner, be regarded as one of the parish's own children. It was, for example, the case with Ask Olof Andersson in Tunvågen, by birth from Dalarna [...]

Etymology 2

From ask (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

Ask c (genitive Asks)

1. a topographic surname

Anagrams

• sak, ska