Byrge
English edit
Proper noun edit
Byrge (plural Byrges)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Byrge is the 23135th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1103 individuals. Byrge is most common among White (97.28%) individuals.
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
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Etymology edit
From Old Norse Byrger, Birgir (“helper”), from Proto-Norse *Bergijaʀ, related to bjarga.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Byrge m
- a male given name from Old Norse
References edit
- Ivar Aasen (1878) Norsk Navnebog, eller Samling af Mandsnavne og Kvindenavne[1] (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 12
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN, page 55
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 12 males with the given name Byrge living in Norway on January 1st 2022. Accessed on 3rd December, 2022.