Birger (first name)
Birger is a male name .
Origin and meaning of the name
Birger comes from the old Norse Birghir and means "helper" or "protector" (related to mountains ).
In Germany, the name is usually pronounced as it is written: "Birger" ( ˈbɪrgər ). In Sweden the pronunciation is “birjer” ( bɪrjɛr ).
The feminine form of the name is Birgit .
distribution
The first name is particularly common in Scandinavia, in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden there are a total of over 28,000 namesake. At the beginning of the 20th century, around 1% of the male population in Norway even had this first name.
name day
The Swedish name day is June 9th .
variants
Name bearer
middle Ages
- Birger Brosa († 1202), Swedish Jarl (Duke) from 1174 to 1202
- Birger Magnusson (1280–1321), King of Sweden from 1290 to 1319
- Birger Jarl , Birger Magnusson von Bjälbo (around 1210–1266), Swedish statesman
Modern times
- Birger Dahlerus (1891–1957), Swedish industrialist
- Birger Dulz (* 1952), German psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Birger Forell (1893–1958), Swedish Protestant pastor in Berlin and Espelkamp
- Birger Thorin Grave (* 1952), German illustrator and comic artist
- Birger Heymann (1943–2012), German composer
- Birger Holmqvist (1900–1989), Swedish ice hockey and bandy player
- Birger Jesch (* 1953), German artist (concrete poetry, action art and conceptual art)
- Birger Kollmeier (* 1958), German hearing researcher
- Birger Larsen (1961–2016), Danish film director and screenwriter
- Birger Lüssow (* 1975), German politician (NPD)
- Birger Malmsten (1920–1991), Swedish actor
- Birger Petersen (* 1972), German composer
- Birger Priddat (* 1950), German economist
- Birger Ruud (1911–1998), Norwegian ski jumper
- Birger Schlaug (* 1949), Swedish politician
- Birger Schmidt (* 1964), German educationalist
- Birger Sellin (* 1973), German author
- Birger Sjöberg (1885–1929), Swedish poet
- Birger Verstraete (* 1994), Belgian football player
- Birger Wasenius (1911–1940), Finnish speed skater
Part of the name
- Karl-Birger Blomdahl (1916–1968), Swedish composer and conductor