Askim

askim Norwegian Bokmål Askim no thumb|The town square in Askim. Etymology nb non Askeimr, a compound of non askr ash tree and non heimr home, homestead; farm. The name originally belonged to a farm and was later transferred to the parish, town and municipality. The surname is habitational, from the same place or farm name. 1337 in written sources, referring to the eastern Askim farm. Pronunciation nb /ˈaʃːɪm/ nb Askim.ogg Audio nb aʃːɪm 2 nb As kim Proper noun nb proper noun nb town mun:suf/Indre Østfold county:also/Østfold c:also/Norway the administrative centre of nb Indre Østfold municipality, with town status since 1996. nb former municipality county/Østfold c:also/Norway merged with nb Eidsberg, nb Hobøl, nb Spydeberg and nb Trøgstad to form nb Indre Østfold in 2020. nb parish mun:suf/Indre Østfold county:also/Østfold c:also/Norway. nb habitational from the place or farm name nb Askim Derived terms nb askiming person from or living in Askim Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 303 people in Norway bore nb Askim as a surname as of 31 December 2025.Table 12891: “Etternavn brukt av 200 personer eller flere”, Statistics Norway. References “Askim”, Store norske leksikon. “Askim”, Sentralt stadnamnregister, Norwegian Mapping Authority. “Eiendommer nord for sentrum”, Askim museum. Anagrams nb aikms maksi Norwegian Nynorsk nn: nn:+ kommune Proper noun nn proper noun nn town with bystatus/and/municipality co/Østfold c/Norway