Asger
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| gender = Male
| meaning = "Gods" (Æsir, or ás) + "spear" (geirr)
| region = Denmark
| origin = Old Norse
| related names = Ansgar, Ansgar, Ansgeir, Ásgeir
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Asger is a predominantly Danish language masculine given name derived from the Old Norse elements Æsir or ás, meaning "gods" and geirr, meaning "spear".{{Cite web|url=https://names.ku.dk/selectednames/asger/|publisher=University of Copenhagen|title=Names in Denmark: Department of Nordic Research|date=2015|accessdate=13 November 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/asger|publisher=Behind the Name|title=Asger|date=19 December 2011|accessdate=13 November 2020}}
Individuals bearing the name Asger include:
- Asger Aaboe (1922–2007), Danish historian of the exact sciences and mathematician
- Asger Christensen (born 1958), Danish politician
- Asger Lund Christiansen (1927–1998), Danish cellist and composer
- Asger Hamerik, also Hammerich, (1843–1923), Danish composer of classical music
- Asger Jorn (1914–1973), Danish painter, sculptor, ceramic artist, and author
- Asger Ostenfeld (1866–1931), Danish civil engineer
- Asger Sørensen (born 1996), Danish footballer
- Asger Svendsen, Danish professor music, performer of bassoon, woodwind and chamber music