Børge is a male

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

and Danish given name, a variant of

Birger 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 variant of ''Birger'' would soon evolve into ''Börje'', however, the prior form ...

. The Swedish spelling is

Börje Börje is an old Swedish male name. It is a cognate of Birger;Elof Hellquist, ''Svensk etymologisk ordbok''. Lund 1922. Börje is the form that has developed naturally according to the sound change laws of Swedish, whilst Birger is a literary for ...

Persons with the given name Børge

Børge Brende Børge Brende (born 25 September 1965) is a Norwegian politician and diplomat, and has been the president of the World Economic Forum since 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 201 ...

(born 1965), minister in the Norwegian government *

Børge Møller Grimstrup Børge Møller Grimstrup (15 February 1906 – 30 October 1972) was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 26 films between 1948 and 1972. He was born in Timring, Herning Municipality, Denmark and died in Denmark. Selected filmography * '' ...

(1906–1972), Danish film actor * Børge Holm (1910–1971), Danish boxer *

Børge Jessen Børge Christian Jessen (19 June 1907 – 20 March 1993) was a Denmark, Danish mathematician best known for his work in Mathematical analysis, analysis, specifically on the Riemann zeta function, and in geometry, specifically on Hilbert's third pr ...

(1907–1993), Danish mathematician *

Børge Mathiesen Børge Carlo Mathiesen (16 May 1918 – 25 December 1962) was a Danish professional football player. He played 11 games and scored one goal for the Denmark national football team. Mathiesen was a short but strong midfielder with great stamina and ...

(1918–1962), Danish football player *

Børge Monberg Børge Kjær Monberg (August 24, 1905 – June 19, 1990) was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Jægersborg, Gentofte and died in Kalundborg Kalundborg () is a Danish city with a population ...

(1905–1990), Danish field hockey player *

Børge Müller Børge Müller (4 September 1909 – 16 August 1963) was a Danish screenwriter. He wrote for 24 films between 1934 and 1963. Filmography * ''Skaf en sensation'' (1934) * ''Cocktail'' (1937) * ''Der var engang en Vicevært'' (1937) * ''Alar ...

(1909–1963), Danish screenwriter *

Børge Ring Børge Ring (17 February 1921 – 27 December 2018) was a Danish animated short film writer, director and animator. His 1978 short film ''Oh My Darling'' won the Best Short Film award at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, and his 1984 short film '' ...

(1921–2018), Danish short film writer *

Børge Rosenbaum Børge Rosenbaum (3 January 1909 – 23 December 2000), known professionally as Victor Borge ( ), was a Danish-American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the North America and Europe. His ...

(1909–2000), birth name of Danish entertainer Victor Borge *

Børge Raahauge Nielsen Børge Daniel Raahauge Nielsen (26 March 1920 – 5 October 2010) was a Danish rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of K� ...

(1920–2010), Danish rower *

Børge Ousland Børge Ousland (born 31 May 1962) is a Norwegian polar explorer. He was the first person to cross Antarctica solo. He started his career as a Norwegian Navy Special Forces Officer with Marinejegerkommandoen, and he also spent several years work ...

(born 1962), Norwegian polar explorer, photographer and writer

Persons with the given name Børge

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