Bjørg

See also: bjørg, björg, and Bjørk

Faroese

Proper noun

Bjørg f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Bjørg: Bjargarson
  • daughter of Bjørg: Bjargardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Bjørg
Accusative Bjørg
Dative Bjørg
Genitive Bjargar

See also

Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of female compound names with the Old Norse element bjǫrg ("salvation").

Proper noun

Bjørg

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

  • The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1930s.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 919 females with the given name Bjørg living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.
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