Ask

See also: ask, ASK, and aşk

English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Askr, from askr (“ash tree”).

Proper noun

Ask

1. (Norse mythology) The first male human, according to the Poetic Edda.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Swedish Ask, from ask (“ash tree”), ultimately also from askr (“ash tree”). Doublet of Ash.

Proper noun

Ask (plural Asks)

1. A surname from Swedish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ask is the 37955^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 585 individuals. Ask is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ask”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 63.

Anagrams

• AKs, KAs, KSA, SAK, SKA, aks, kas, ska