Asko

Estonian Etymology et, possibly shortened from some old Germanic name. One explanation is et askus witchcraft. Proper noun et proper noun et male Finnish Etymology A medieval name, originally in the farm name fi Askola, but only later revived as a given name. Ultimately probably a vernacular form of the fi gem name Askold, Ascolt, compare non-oen Haskuldr, from fi gem-pro *askaz ash tree, (ash) spear + gem-pro *waldaz wielder, i.e. "spear-wielder". Mikkonen & Paikkala (2000) suspect that the name may also partially derive, like fi Asikainen, from fi osx Asico, osx Asic, osx Asik.Askola SPNK considers the name a vernacular form akin to fi Esko.Askola Also recorded as a nickname of fi Antti and fi Akseli. Related to lv Askolds. Pronunciation Proper noun fi male Declension Ask o a Derived terms fi Askola Statistics dvv_20250813 4797 926 133 References Anagrams fi akos oksa sako