Faroese

Proper noun

Bjørg f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Bjørg: Bjargarson
• daughter of Bjørg: Bjargardóttir

Declension

See also

• Bjørk

Norwegian

Etymology

Short form of female compound names with the Old Norse element bjǫrg ("salvation").

Proper noun

Bjørg

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• The most common given name of women born in Norway in the 1930s.

Related terms

• Asbjørg, Eldbjørg, Ingebjørg, Oddbjørg, Solbjørg, Torbjørg

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 18 919 females with the given name Bjørg living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Faroese

Vestmannabjørgini - Vestmanna cliffs

Noun

bjørg n pl (plurale tantum, genitive plural bjarga)

1. cliffs

Declension