BORG

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1 Origin and Meaning
2 Related Names
3 Combinations
4 First Element Forms
5 Last Element Forms
6 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Ancient Germanic

*-berʒō = (nomen agentis of) 'to help, to rescue' ^[1]
*-bergō = (nomen agentis of) 'to help, to rescue' ^[1]

Old Norse

bjarga = 'to help, save, rescue' ^[1]
bjǫrg = 'help, deliverance' ^[2] ^[3]
-bjǫrg = (nomen agentis of) 'to help, to rescue' ^[1]
borg = 'stronghold, fortification, castle' ^[3]

Old Saxon

burg = 'stronghold, fortification, castle' ^[4]
borg = 'stronghold, fortification, castle' ^[5]

Old High German

burg = 'fortification, castle, protection' ^[6]
burg = 'stronghold, fortification, castle' ^[5]
bergan = 'to help, to rescue' ^[7]

Related Names

See Bjǫrg, BergR, Begga, Birga, Birgir, Bojan, Bolla

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Adalburg (German) and Ethelburga (English)
AGI	see Eylburg (German)
ALF	see Bergálfur
ALM	see Almborg
ANN	see Anneborg
ARN	see Arnbjǫrg
AS	see Ásbjǫrg
AUD	see Auðbjǫrg and Edbjørg
DAG	see Dagbjørg
DIS	see Bergdís
DYR	see Dýrborg
E-	see Eberg
EID	see Eiðbjörg
EIN	see Einbjörg
ELD	see Eldbjörg
Elin	see Elínborg
ELS	see Elseberg
ENGEL	see Engelburg (German)
EY	see Øyborg or Bjargey
FANN	see Fannborg
FAST	see Borgfastr
FINN	see Bergfinnr and Finnborg
FREJ	see Fröborg
FRID	see Bergfríður and Frithuburg (German)
FRÍÐ	see Borgfrid and Fríðborg
GEIR	see BorggæiRR and Gerburg (German)
GUD	see Guðbjǫrg
GUNN	see Gunnbiǫrg (Norse) and Guntberga (German)
HAF	see Hafborg
HALL	see Hallbjǫrg
HARD	see Burkhard
HEÐIN	see Bjørgheðin
HEID	see Björgheiður and Heiðbjörg
HER	see Borgarr (Norse) and Burgheri (German) and Heriburg (German)
HILD	see Borghildr and Hildiburg (German) and Hilberg
HIMIN	see Himinbjörg
HOLM	see Holmborg
HRAFN	see Hrafnborg
HREIN	see Berghreinn
HRING	see Ringborg
HROD	see Hróðbjörg
HUG	see Hugborg
HULD	see Huldeborg
HUN	see Húnbjörg
ID	see Idburg (Saxon)
ING	see Ingiborg
IS	see Ísbjörg
JARD	see Jardbjørg
JARN	see Isburg (German)
JEN	see Jenberg
JON	see Jónbjörg
KETILL	see Ketilbjǫrg
KOL	see Kolbjørg
KRIST	see Kristbjörg
KUNI	see Cyneburg (English)
LAUG	see Berglaug
LEIF	see Bergleif
LÍN	see Berglín and Línbjörg
LIND	see Berglind and Lindbjørg
LJOS	see Ljósbjörg
LJOT	see Bergljótr
MAJ	see Majborg
MANN	see Bergmann
MAR	see Bergmar
Mel-	see Melborg
MUND	see Bergmundur
Nel-	see Nelborg
NID	see Niðbjörg
Nil-	see Nilborg
NOR	see Norbjørg
NY	see Borgný and Nýbjörg
O-	see Objørg
ODD	see Oddbjǫrg
OL	see Olborg
RAD	see Radhborg
RAGN	see Ragnborg
RIK	see Ricburg (German)
Rina	see Bergrín
ROS	see Bergrós and Rósbjörg
RUN	see Borgrún and Runborg
SE	see Sæbjørg
SIG	see Sigbiǫrg
SIV	see Sivborg
SNÆ	see Snæbjörg
SOL	see Salbjǫrg
STEIN	see Stæinborg and Borgsten
SUNN	see Sunnbjørg
SVAN	see Svanborg
SVEIN	see Bergsveinn and Svenborg
ULF	see BorgulfR
UNN	see Borgunn and Unnbjörg
VAGN	see Vagnborg
VAL	see Walburg (German)
VALD	see Borgvald and Waltpurg (German)
VEIG	see Bergveig
WENDEL	see Wendelburg (German)
VI	see Víborg
VID	see Bergviðr
VIG	see Vigbjørg
VILL	see Vilborg (Norse) and Wilburg (German) and Wilburh (English)
VIN	see Björgvin and Vinbjörg
ÖL	see Olborg
ÞJOÐ	see Þiúðborg
ÞOR	see Bergþórr and Þorbjǫrg
ÞRUÐ	see Bergþrúður