Børge

Danish

Etymology

Variant of Birger. Cognate with Swedish Börje.

Proper noun

Børge

1. a male given name

Related terms

• (surnames) Børgesen

References

• [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

Etymology

From Old Norse Birgir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²børjə/, /²børɡə/

Proper noun

Børge m

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