Birger is a Scandinavian name from Old Norse, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in Norway as Birger but also as Børge.
From bjare "bear". Its origin stems from Norse mythology and is found in Saxo Grammaticus verses. The famous verse Bjarkemål describes the exploits of Bjarke (Bödvar Bjarki) and the other warriors of Rolf Krake's court.
Meaning & History. Old Norse diminutive of BJÖRN and other names containing the element björn meaning "bear".
Meaning & History. From the Old Norse byname Bjartr, which meant "bright".
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Finnish, Icelandic, Dutch and German), Bjørn (Faroese, Norwegian, and Danish), Bjőrn (Hungarian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Germanic male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal).
Bodil in Danish and Norwegian, in Swedish also the variations Bothild, Botilda, and Boel, is a feminine given name. It is Latinized form of Old Norse Bóthildr from bót "remedy" + hildr "battle".
Borghild (and versions like Burghild and Borghildur) is a female given name formed from "borg" (protection) and "hild" (battle).[1] As of December 31, 2005, there were 585 persons in Sweden named Borghild.
Derived from the Old Norse elements bryn "armour" and arr "warrior".
Scandinavian Meaning: The name Canute is a Scandinavian baby name. In Scandinavian the meaning of the name Canute is: Knot.
Carr is a common surname in northern England, deriving from the Old Norse kjarr, meaning a swamp. Kerr is a Scottish variant, often from the Norse and (particularly on the west coast and Arran) from the Gaelic ciar, meaning "dusky".
