Birgir

Old Norse and Icelandic form of BIRGER.

BIRGER   male   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the Old Norse name Birgir, probably derived from bjarga meaning "help, save, rescue".
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Birgir
DANISH: Birger
ICELANDIC: Birgir
NORWEGIAN: Birger
SWEDISH: Birger
OTHER FORMS
DANISH: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Birte, Birthe, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitte
FINNISH: Birgitta, Brita, Piritta, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta
GERMAN: Birgit
ICELANDIC: Birgitta
NORWEGIAN: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta
SWEDISH: Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Börje, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan