Hallbjørg

Faroese

Proper noun

Hallbjørg f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Hallbjørg: Hallbjargarson
• daughter of Hallbjørg: Hallbjargardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hallbjørg
accusative	Hallbjørg
dative	Hallbjørg
genitive	Hallbjargar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Eldbjørg (Halvemål)

Etymology

From Old Norse Hallbjǫrg, from hallr (“stone”) +‎ bjǫrg (“salvation”). Cognate with Faroese Hallbjørg and Icelandic Hallbjörg.

Proper noun

Hallbjørg f (definite Hallbjørga)

1. a female given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hallbjørg”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN