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