Danish

Alternative forms

• Aase

Proper noun

Åse

1. A female given name derived from Old Norse Ása.

Related terms

• Astrid

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Aase

Etymology

From Old Norse Ása, short for names beginning with the element áss, óss "god". Cognate with Swedish Åsa.

Proper noun

Åse

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Asbjørg, Aslaug, Astrid, Åshild

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 11 075 females with the given name Åse living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Danish

Noun

åse c

1. plural indefinite of ås