Åsmund

Norwegian Nynorsk
Aasmund O. Vinje.

Alternative forms
  • Aasmund, Åsmunn (alternative spelling)
  • Osmund (< Ósmundr), Asmund

Etymology

ås +‎ -mund; from Old Norse Ásmundr, from áss +‎ -mundr. Cognate with Faroese and Icelandic Ásmundur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɔːsmʊn(d)/

Proper noun

Åsmund m (definite Åsmunden)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Osmond

References
  • Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Åsmund”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
  • “Asmund” in Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 7
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