Børge

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Danish

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Etymology

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Variant of Birger. Cognate with Swedish Börje.

Proper noun

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Børge

  1. a male given name
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References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 34 104 males with the given name Børge have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse Birgir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²børjə/, /²børɡə/

Proper noun

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Børge m

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, variant of Byrge