Herbjørg

Faroese

Proper noun

Herbjørg f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Herbjørg: Herbjargarson
• daughter of Herbjørg: Herbjargardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Herbjørg
Accusative	Herbjørg
Dative	Herbjørg
Genitive	Herbjargar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse Herbjǫrg, from herr (“army”) + bjǫrg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²hɛːrbjœr(ɡ)/

Proper noun

Herbjørg f (definite Herbjørga)

1. a female given name from Old Norse, variant of Herborg

References

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