Asko

Uncertain, possibly shortened from some old Germanic name. One explanation is askus (“witchcraft”).

Asko

1. a male given name

A medieval name, originally in the farm name Askola, but only later revived as a given name. Ultimately probably a vernacular form of the Germanic name Askold, Ascolt, compare Old East Norse Haskuldr, from Proto-Germanic *askaz (“ash tree, (ash) spear”) + *waldaz (“wielder”), i.e. "spear-wielder". Also recorded as a nickname of Antti and Akseli. Related to Latvian Askolds.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑsko/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsko
• Hyphenation^(key): As‧ko

Asko

1. a male given name

• Asko is the 127^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 5,066 male individuals (and as a middle name to 940 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• oksa, sako