Editing Birger

{{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]].

==Birger==
===Given name===
====Middle Ages====
* [[Birger, King of Sweden]] (1280–1321)
* [[Birger Brosa]] (died 1202), Swedish jarl
* [[Birger Gregersson]] ({{circa|1327}}{{snd}}1383), Archbishop of Uppsala
* [[Birger Jarl]] (1210–1266), Swedish statesman
* [[Birger Persson]] (died 1327), Swedish magnate, knight, privy councillor and Uppland's first lawspeaker

====Modern world====
* [[Birger Asplund]] (1929–2023), Swedish hammer thrower
* [[Birger Carlstedt]] (1907–1975), Finnish artist
* [[Birger Cederin]] (1895–1942), Swedish fencer
* [[Birger Dahlerus]] (1891–1957), Swedish businessman and amateur diplomat
* [[Birger Ekeberg]] (1880–1968), Swedish jurist
* [[Birger Eriksen]] (1875–1958), Norwegian colonel who repelled the initial German World War II invasion force
* [[Birger Gröning]] (born 1975), German politician
* [[Birger Hedqvist]] (1894–1964), Swedish lieutenant general
* [[Birger Ljungberg]] (1884–1967), Norwegian military officer, politician and Minister of Defence from 1939 to 1942
* [[Birger Ljungström]] (1872–1948), Swedish engineer, technical designer, industrialist and inventor
* [[Birger Malmsten]] (1920–1991), Swedish actor
* [[Birger Sandzén]] (1871–1954), Swedish-American painter
* [[Birger Sjöberg]] (1885–1929), Swedish poet and songwriter

===Surname===
* [[Charles Birger]] (1881–1928), American bootlegger
* [[Hugo Birger]] (1854–1887), Swedish painter
* [[Malene Birger]] (born 1962), Danish fashion designer
* [[Pablo Birger]] (1924–1966), Argentine racing driver
* [[Trudi Birger]] (1927–2002), German Holocaust survivor and writer

==Birgir==
Birgir is used in [[Iceland]] and the [[Faroes]]. In 2016, 1045 people had Birgir as a first given name in Iceland, and 285 had it as a second name.<ref>[https://www.hagstofa.is/talnaefni/ibuar/faeddir-og-danir/nofn/ Hagstofa Íslands - Nöfn]</ref>

* [[Birgir Þórarinsson]] (born 1965), Icelandic politician
* [[Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson]] (1936–2019), Icelandic politician

==See also==
* [[Burger (disambiguation)]]
* [[Burgers (surname)]]
* [[Berger]]
* [[Burgher (disambiguation)]]
* [[Bürger]]
* [[Børge]]
* [[Börje]]

==References==
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[[Category:Scandinavian masculine given names]]
[[Category:Swedish masculine given names]]
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