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Ask
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ask ASK aşk
English
Etymology 1
From en non Askr, from non askr ash tree.
Proper noun
en Norse mythology The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from en sv Ask, from sv ask ash tree, ultimately also from non askr ash tree. en Ash.
Proper noun
s
en Swedish.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ask is the 37955th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Ask is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en aks AKs KAs KSA SAK SKA aks kas ska
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Compare nn ask ash tree; from nn non Askr, from nn askr ash tree. The given name may also be a short form of non Áskell, whence also nn Åskjell and nn Askjell. Cognate with fo,is Askur.
Proper noun
m
nn Norse mythology The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda
nn male Old Norse ash tree
See also
nn Embla
References
Swedish
Etymology 1
From sv non Askr, from non askr ash tree.
Proper noun
c
sv Norse mythology en Ask
sv male Old Norse
sv 1916 Jämten; Heimbygdas Arsbok 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 sv ask ash tree.
Proper noun
c
sv topographic
Anagrams
sv aks sak ska