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. The

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

variant of ''Birger'' would soon evolve into ''Börje'', however, the prior form would remain common, and were not be confused with its successor. The Icelandic form is ''Birgir''. Birger is primarily a

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, but can also be found as a

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Birger

People with the name Birger include:

Given name

* Birger, King of Sweden 1280–1321), Swedish king *

Birger Carlstedt John Birger Jarl Carlstedt (12 July 1907 in Helsinki – 3 October 1975 in Helsinki) was a Finnish painter and a pioneer of Modern Art in Finland. His painting style went through various changes, with influences from Impressionism, Expressionism, ...

(1907–1975), Finnish artist *

Birger Cederin Birger Cederin (20 April 1895 – 22 March 1942) was a Swedish fencer. He won a silver medal in the team épée event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as ...

(1895–1942), Swedish fencer * Birger Dahlerus (1891–1957), Swedish businessman and amateur diplomat *

Birger Ekeberg Birger Ekeberg (1880–1968) was a Swedish jurist and legal scholar. He served as justice minister of Sweden, and during his tenure the Swedish Parliament abolished the death penalty on 7 May 1921. Early life and education Ekeberg was born in U ...

(1880–1968), Swedish jurist * Birger Hedqvist (1894–1964), Swedish lieutenant general * Birger Jarl (1210–1266), Swedish statesman * Birger Malmsten (1920–1991), Swedish actor *

Birger Sandzén Sven Birger Sandzén (February 5, 1871 – June 22, 1954), known more commonly as Birger Sandzén, was a Swedish painter best known for his landscapes. He produced most of his work while working as an art professor at Bethany College, Lindsb ...

(1871–1954), Swedish-American painter *

Birger Sjöberg Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929) was a Swedish poet, novelist and songwriter, whose best-known works include the faux-naïf song collection ''Fridas Bok'' (Frida's Book) and the novel ''Kvartetten Som Sprängdes'' (The Quartet That Split Up), a s ...

(1885–1929), Swedish poet and songwriter

Surname

* Charles Birger (1881–1928), American bootlegger * Hugo Birger (1854–1887), Swedish painter * Malene Birger, Danish fashion designer * Pablo Birger (1924–1966), Argentinian racing driver * Trudi Birger (1927-2002) German Holocaust survivor and writer

Birgir

Birgir is used in Iceland and the

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. In 2016, 1045 people had Birgir as a first given name in Iceland, and 285 had it as a second name.Hagstofa Íslands - Nöfn
/ref> * Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson (1936–2019), Icelandic politician

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Birger

Given name

Surname

Birgir

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