Names

Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning “god” and laug possibly meaning “betrothed woman”.

Old Norse and Icelandic form of Aslaug.

Derived from Turkish aslan meaning “lion” combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning “chieftain, master”.

From Turkic arslan meaning “lion”. This was a byname or title borne by several medieval Turkic rulers, including the Seljuk sultan Alp Arslan (a byname meaning “brave lion”) who drove the Byzantines from Anatolia in the 11th century. The author C. S. Lewis later used the name Aslan for the main protagonist (a lion) in his Chronicles of Narnia series of books, first appearing in 1950.

Old Norse form of Ask.

Meaning unknown. Asklepios (Aesculapius to the Romans) was the god of healing and medicine in Greek mythology. He was the son of Apollo and Coronis.

Ancient Greek personal name that was derived from the name of the Greek god Asklepios combined with the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides). It was borne by several Greek physicians.

Derived from Old Norse áss “god” and ketill “cauldron, helmet”.

Greek form of Ascanius.

Derived from Old Norse askr “ash tree”. In Norse mythology Ask and his wife Embla were the first humans created by the gods.