{{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Asger | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = "Gods" (''Æsir'', or ''ás'') + "spear" (''geirr'') | region = Denmark | origin = Old Norse | related names = Ansgar, Ansgar, Ansgeir, Ásgeir | name day = }} '''Asger''' is a predominantly Danish language masculine given name derived from the Old Norse elements ''Æsir'' or ''ás'', meaning "gods" and ''geirr'', meaning "spear".<ref name="Meaning">{{Cite web|url=https://names.ku.dk/selectednames/asger/|publisher=University of Copenhagen|title=Names in Denmark: Department of Nordic Research|date=2015|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref><ref name="Meaning2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/asger|publisher=Behind the Name|title=Asger|date=19 December 2011|accessdate=13 November 2020}}</ref>
Individuals bearing the name Asger include: *Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematician *Asger Christensen (born 1958), Danish politician *Asger Lund Christiansen (1927–1998), Danish cellist and composer *Asger Hamerik, also Hammerich, (1843–1923), Danish composer of classical music *Asger Jorn (1914–1973), Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author *Asger Ostenfeld (1866–1931), Danish civil engineer *Asger Sørensen (born 1996), Danish footballer *Asger Svendsen, Danish professor music, performer of bassoon, woodwind and chamber music
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