Editing Birger (section)

{{Infobox given name
| name = Birger
| pronunciation= 
| gender = [[Male]]
| languageorigin = [[Old Norse]]
| origin =  Birgir
| meaning = "helper", "saviour", "protector"
| variant forms = Birgir, Byrgir
| derivative = [[Börje]], [[Børge]]
| footnotes = 
}}
'''Birger''' is a [[Scandinavia]]n name from [[Old Norse]], ''bjarga'', meaning "to help, to save, to protect". It is widely used in [[Norway]] as Birger but also as Børge. The [[Sweden|Swedish]] variant of ''Birger'' would soon evolve into ''Börje'', however, the prior form would remain common, and was not confused with its successor. The [[Iceland]]ic form is ''Birgir''. Birger is primarily a [[Male|masculine]] [[given name]], but can also be found as a [[surname]].