Ása

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asa"

Faroese

Etymology

From the Old Norse [Term?] given name Ása, ultimately from áss (“god”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔɑːsa/

  Rhymes: -ɔɑːsa

Proper noun

Ása f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Ása: Ásuson
• daughter of Ása: Ásudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Ása
Accusative	Ásu
Dative	Ásu
Genitive	Ásu

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse [Term?] given name Ása, ultimately from áss (“god”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

Proper noun

Ása f

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Declension

declension of Ása

f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ása
accusative	Ásu
dative	Ásu
genitive	Ásu

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• Æsa

Etymology

A short form of Old Norse given names with Ás-, Æs-. Ultimately from Old Norse áss (“god”), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”).

Proper noun

Ása f

1. a female given name

Descendants

• Danish: Åse, Aase
• Faroese: Ása, Æsa
• Icelandic: Ása
• Norwegian: Åse, Aase
• Swedish: Åsa

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN