Significado
The name Birger comes from Old Norse and means "to help", "to save" or "to protect".
Swedish name of Old Norse origin thought to be a derivative of biarga (to help). In common use since the Viking age, the name was borne by Birger Jarl, the greatest Swedish statesman of the Middle Ages and the founder of Stockholm. Var: Birghir, Börje, Byrghir, Byrgir. Cognate: B0rge (Danish, Norwegian); B0rre (Norwegian). Pet: Bigge, Birre. (BEER-GER)
(Norwegian) rescued.
