Björg or Bjørg is a feminine given name of

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origin: ''bjǫrg'' ‘protection. It is in use in Scandinavian countries, including

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and

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meaning "help, salvation." It is a popular middle name for girls born in Iceland. It was very common in Norway just before

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, but it later lost its popularity in the country.

People with the name

First name

Björg Hafsteinsdóttir Björg Hafsteinsdóttir (born 22 October 1969) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She played 12 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning the Icelandic championship seven t ...

(born 1969), Icelandic basketball player *

Bjørg Lødøen Bjørg Lødøen (7 December 1931 – 5 March 2009) was a Norwegian painter, graphic artist, and composer. Biography Lødøen was born in Oslo, Norway. In 1945, by way of her father she came to know the painter Xan Krohn. Krohn had been taking ...

(1931–2009), Norwegian painter * Björg Carítas Þorláksson (1874–1934), Icelandic scholar and teacher. *

Bjørg Vik Bjørg Vik (11 September 1935 – 7 January 2018) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, playwright, and journalist. Biography Bjørg Turid Vik was born in Oslo, Norway. Her parents were Sverre Thorbjørn Johansen (1903–1958) and Anna ...

(1935–2018), Norwegian writer

Middle name

Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (born 18 November 1994) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year twice, in 2017 and 2018, and was a four time selection to the Úrvalsdeild Domest ...

(born 1994), Icelandic basketball player *

Þóra Björg Helgadóttir Þóra Björg Helgadóttir (born 5 May 1981), commonly Anglicised as Thora Helgadottir, is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Trained at university level in the United States, she formerly played for four seasons with D ...

(born 1981), Icelandic football player

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