Asle

See also: ASLE

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Åsle

Etymology

From Old Norse Atli with a change of tl to sl, cf. netle > nesle. Also a short form of names beginning with Asl- (e.g. Asleiv), or from Old Norse Ásli, from Proto-Germanic *Ansilô.

Proper noun

Asle m

a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Atle, feminine equivalent Asla

References

Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 40

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