Birger
Encyclopedia
Birger is a Scandinavia
n name from Old Norse
, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". The Swedish
variant is Börje, Iceland
ic Birgir. Birger is primarily a masculine
given name
, but can also be found as a surname
. People with the name Birger include:
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n name from Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
, bjarga, meaning "to help, to save, to protect". The Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
variant is Börje, Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic Birgir. Birger is primarily a masculine
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
, but can also be found as a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
. People with the name Birger include:
Given name
- Birger of Sweden, Swedish king
- Birger MalmstenBirger MalmstenBirger Malmsten was a Swedish actor. He had many roles in Ingmar Bergman's movies.-Selected filmography:*It Rains on Our Love *A Ship to India *Music in Darkness *Eva...
, Swedish actor - Birger jarlBirger jarl, or Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman, Jarl of Sweden and a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. Birger also led the Second Swedish Crusade, which established Swedish rule in Finland. Additionally, he is traditionally attributed to have...
, Swedish statesman - Birger CarlstedtBirger CarlstedtBirger Carlstedt was a Finnish pioneer of Modern Art. He studied at the School of the Fine Arts Association of Finland and the Central School of Applied Arts in Helsinki.He developed a non-figurative abstract form of expression.-External links:...
, Finnish artist - Birger SjöbergBirger SjöbergBirger Sjöberg was a modern Swedish poet and songwriter.Originally a journalist, Sjöberg wrote songs in his spare time. His first collection Frida's Book was extremely popular...
, Swedish poet and songwriter - Birger DahlerusBirger DahlerusJohan Birger Essen Dahlerus was a Swedish businessman, amateur diplomat, and friend of Hermann Göring who tried through diplomatic channels to prevent the Second World War...
, Swedish businessman and amateur diplomat - Birger SandzénBirger SandzénSven Birger Sandzén , known more commonly as Birger Sandzén, was a Swedish-American painter best known for his landscapes...
, Swedish-American painter
Surname
- Hugo BirgerHugo BirgerHugo Birger was a Swedish painter.Born in Stockholm, his father was printmaker S. A. Peterson. Birger studied at the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts from 1870 to 1877. In 1877, he was awarded with the "Royal medal" for his painting Syndafallet...
, Swedish painter - Malene BirgerMalene BirgerMalene Birger is a Danish fashion designer. MTV Europe has crowned her the "Queen of Fashion in Copenhagen", and international trend magazine Wear Global has nominated her boutique in Copenhagen as one of the world's finest in terms of design and decor....
, Danish fashion designer - Pablo BirgerPablo BirgerPablo Birger was an Argentine racing driver who raced in two World Championship Grands Prix for the Gordini team. He raced a Gordini Type 15 in the 1953 Argentine Grand Prix but the car lasted just twenty-one laps...
(1924-1966), Argentinian racing driver
See also
- Burger (disambiguation)
- BurgersBurgers-People:* Johannes Martinus Burgers, Dutch physicist, namesake of Burgers' equation and brother of W. G. Burgers* W. G. Burgers, Dutch crystallographer and brother of J. M...
- BergerBerger- People :Berger is a relatively common last name. It means mountaineer in German, and shepherd in French. The pronunciation of the English name is . Notable people by that name include:-Politics:*James S. Berger , U.S...
- Burgher
- BürgerBürgerBürger may refer to:* Ernst Moritz Buerger, founder, Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church* Gottfried August Bürger, German poet* Heinrich Bürger, German physicist and biologist* Karl-Heinz Bürger, German SS-Oberführer...
- BørgeBørgeBørge is a male Norwegian and Danish given name, a variant of Birger. The Swedish spelling is Börje.- Persons with the given name Børge :*Dan Børge Akerø , a Norwegian television personality...
- BörjeBörjeBörje is a male given name and a variant of Birger. Børge is the Danish and Norwegian spelling.- People with the given name Börje :*Börje Ahlstedt , a Swedish actor*Börje Ekedahl , a Swedish bobsledder...