ascaric, ascarich, or anscharic ( or "ascarico", , ) is a germanic name which appears in latin sources as "asacarius", "assacarius", "assaccarius", "ascaricus", or "askericus". it is a compound name derived from protogermanic "asca-", "ash," probably species of fraxinus, meaning also "spear," and protogermanic "-ric" < celtic "*rig-", meaning "ruler." asca- may allude to the spear of "*wodanaz", a symbol of his inspirational power, or the name of the first man in the germanic creation myth. "-ric" was a common name suffix among early germanic and celtic men of status. ascaric was used mainly by the franks and visigoths. it can refer to: