Birger

Birger is a male first name. In Germany the name is usually pronounced as it is written: " Birger " ( bɪrgər ). In Scandinavia, is the pronunciation " Birjer " ( bɪrjɛr ).

Origin and Meaning of the Name

Birger is derived from the Old Norse Birghir, meaning " helper " or "protector" ( related with mountains ).

The female form of the name is Birgit.

Name-day

The Swedish name day is on June 9.

Bearers of the name

First name

  • Birger ( Sweden) ( 1280-1321 ), 1290-1319 King of Sweden
  • Birger Brosa († 1202), Swedish Jarl ( Duke ) 1174-1202
  • Birger Forell (1893-1958 in ), Swedish Lutheran pastor
  • Birger Jarl Birger Magnusson of Bjälbo (around 1210-1266 ), Swedish statesman
  • Karl- Birger Blomdahl (1916-1968), Swedish composer and conductor
  • Birger Dahlerus (1891-1957), Swedish industrialist
  • Birger Forell (1893-1958), Swedish minister in Berlin and Espelkamp
  • Birger Thorin Grave ( * 1952 ), German illustrator and comic book artist
  • Birger Heymann (1943-2012), German composer
  • Birger Holmqvist (1900-1989), Swedish ice hockey and Bandyspieler
  • Birger Kollmeier (* 1958), German Hörforscher
  • Birger Lüssow (* 1975), German politician ( NPD)
  • Birger Malmsten (1920-1991), Swedish actor
  • Birger Priddat (* 1950), German economist
  • Birger Ruud (1911-1998), Norwegian ski jumper
  • Birger Schlaug ( b. 1949 ), Swedish politician
  • Birger Sellin ( * 1973), German author
  • Birger Sjöberg (1885-1929), Swedish poet

Family name

  • Pablo Birger (1924-1966), Argentine racing driver in Formula 1
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